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The Rhodesia Herald,
April 27, 1968
CAPE TOWN. – Mrs Louwtjie Barnard, wife of Prof Chris Barnard, is writing a book which will tell what it is like to be married to the world’s most famous medical man.
“It is not very wonderful to be the wife of a famous man,” she said with a smile today at a tea party given by the Mayoress of Cape Town, Mrs Gerry Ferry, for the three women at the centre of the second heart transplant drama, Mrs Barnard, Mrs Dorothy Haupt, and Mrs Eileen Blaiberg.
“My main task is to keep a home going for my two children and for my husband, all of whom I admire,” Mrs Barnard said.
Mrs Haupt has just returned from a visit to the Argentinian capital, Buenos Aires, where she appeared in a television feature programme.
With her was her mother, Mrs A. Snyder, and the mother of her late husband, Mrs Muriel Haupt. Mrs Ferry extended a special welcome to Mrs Joe Kachingwe, wife of the First Secretary of the Malawi Diplomatic Mission in Cape Town. – Iana.
LESSONS FOR TODAY
Being married to a famous person can be hectic for the spouse and family of that person in that more often, they have to live in the shadow of the person and have to compete for a share of attention with the rest of world.
More often than not, famous people such as doctors are normally busy and this affects their ability to spent time with their families or attend to family matters.
It is very important to document the role or work of an important person and their personal lives so that they will be remembered for years to come and more importantly to inspire others.
Today people know about famous physicians such as Alexander Fleming and Hippocrates II, also known as the “Father of Medicine,” because their histories and works are well documented and the documents have been preserved and continue to be passed on from generation to generation.
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