Clara's Brother David

When Clara was around the age of 12 or 13 her brother got injured badly. Clara knowing how to bring the fever down using the leeches she decided to nurse him. Clara would read and talk to him and bring him food and cold cloths. Clara knew what it was like to be sick, after she had small pox. Clara devoted every minitue to him until her parents put a stop to it. After that Clara wasn't the shy little girl anymore.
Clara Barton
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