Re: blue roses?

Interesting. I went to an older medical dictionary (given the date of 'Glass Menagerie') and then a regular dictionary. The word does not seem to exist. Closest would be pleurisy, a painful inflammation of the membrane surrounding the lungs.
Cathy
On Wednesday, May 26, 2004, at 01:25 PM, Kitty wrote:

No. It sounded like blue roses. Ah, I found it!
"....They continue talking, and Laura reminds him of the nickname he had
given her: "Blue Roses," an accidental corruption of the word for Laura's
medical condition, pleurosis...."

Kitty

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Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 12:48 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] blue roses?


In a message dated 05/26/2004 12:49:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
kmrsy@comcast.net writes:

What was the actual disease the girl had in the Glass Menagerie?


Polio?

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