261:. Also called into assistance were Dr. Edson and a cousin of Garfield's, Dr. Silas A. Boynton. Edson was by Garfield's side more than any other physician with encouragement from Lucretia and the children who referred to Edson as, "Dr. Edson, full of Med'cin!" Although Lucretia insisted that Edson be by Garfield's side, Edson was limited by Bliss. Within a three-month period of medical treatment to Garfield, Bliss reportedly did not take Edson's advice one time. Included in this advice was both Edson's and Boynton's opinions on the improper treatment of Garfield in regard to his preexisting conditions. Both Edson and Boynton, from being close with Garfield, had knowledge about his previous stomach complications which were blatantly ignored by Bliss, causing further risk to Garfield and a continuation of treatment methods that were considered more dangerous given the President's state. As Garfield's state was worsening and Bliss repeatedly resorted to inefficient treatment and held a constant dismissive attitude towards Edson, Edson left Elberon, New Jersey. The remaining physicians, including Boynton and Bliss, worked with Garfield until his eventual death in September, 1881.
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Washington, November 13 -- Dr. Susan A. Edson, one of the best-known physicians in the United States, died here, Friday night in her seventy-fifth year. Dr. Edson was one of the physicians who attended
President Garfield after he was shot, and during the long illness of the president she was at his
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and maintained a practice there. On May 23, 1872, she returned to
Washington, D.C., where she remained for the rest of her life. In Washington, she ran a large practice, and it was said that she made so many house visits that she "wore out more horses and carriages than any other doctor in town."
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Susan Ann Edson attended two colleges, Eclectic
College of Cincinnati and Cleveland Homeopathic College. She graduated from the Eclectic College of Cincinnati in 1853 and then proceeded to earn her additional degree from Cleveland on March 1, 1854. She was one of the first women to attend medical
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Philena Edson (born 1818) married Sterne John Wheaton Underhill; after they divorced, Sarah retained custody of the children. Unusual for the time, Sarah retained her name and sued to have her children's last names changed to Edson. Sarah published a women's rights newspaper.
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