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The Nurse

I am wondering about what the nurse said to Betty just after she put her IV in. She said.."Relax you are at 5 cm, that's half way from here to the Heberdese and other mountain ranges which we are currently studying in Chapter 12." I do not know what that meant or if maybe Betty is hallucinating. Any thoughts?

Posted by jeffe64
September 18, 2009 2:22pm

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By zabadu on September 18, 2009 2:39 PM

Per a poster: About the Hebrides reference: Mendelssohn wrote an overture about them that became known as "Fingal's Cave," and when he visited the islands, his traveling companion noted that the islands, "brew nothing but whiskey, fog, and foul weather"

It's discussed at the beginning of the main thread.

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By flowerpower on September 18, 2009 2:55 PM

I took it as the meds kicking in and Betty confusing the nurse with a teacher, (adult Betty lives right with child Betty. She left her lunchbox on the bus and she's having a baby.) as well as the above reference, which I did not know until I read it on the main thread.

The cm, of course, is half of the 10 you need to get the baby out.