After a few days, Baba gave other instructions to Ivy and Charmian.
With great difficulty (since one arm was completely useless, Ivy described), he spelled on the board: "Now for you two I have this important mission: that you both go immediately to San Francisco, see each of your group people and tell them about this accident which was purely God's and Baba's will ... [T]his had to happen by God's will and the result by God's will, will be good for the world. So explain this to each one of your group."
Ivy and Charmian were instructed to personally convey this to Malcolm, Agnes Baron, Mildred Kyle and John Bass, and then to return to Myrtle Beach on 10 July, further informing those on the West Coast: "Baba is definitely coming in July 1953 and your waiting for these months will bear better fruit."
As always, Baba was extremely mindful of Mehera, instructing Goher to take special care of her. Meherjee was with Baba from 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.; Nilu from 7:00 P.M. to 7:00 A.M. Rano was also with Baba at night.1 Adi, whom Baba would call periodically, dozed on a couch outside. The others stayed in a local motel with Mani. Kitty was looking after Mehera and Elizabeth, and Margaret would give daily massages to the patients.
Although the hospital was small, Dr. Burleson made fine arrangements. He called in a few outside specialists from Oklahoma City to examine Mehera and take a look at the X-rays. Baba would often send Nilu to Dr. Burleson with some minor complaint, and the doctor would come. Baba would speak sweetly with him and smile. The doctor was highly impressed at finding Baba so happy despite his serious injuries, and was wholehearted in his attention to him.
Baba's leg was put in plaster, his arm in a sling and his facial wounds treated. Baba used to complain a lot about the plaster, but when the doctor was willing to remove it, Baba insisted it be kept on.
Baba remained in the Prague clinic for twelve days, before returning to Myrtle Beach. Don and Rano flew ahead to make arrangements. Adi, Gustadji, Mani, Meheru and Delia traveled in the station wagon and left early on Wednesday, 4 June 1952, the same day Baba and the others did.
Baba was driven in an ambulance from Prague to Myrtle Beach, a distance of 1500 miles.2 Mehera, who was also on a stretcher, rode with Baba in the ambulance.
Footnotes
- 1.Rano reported that Baba had swallowed so much blood as a result of his injuries that he vomited in the middle of the first night with such force that the blood hit the ceiling first and then splattered on the walls.
- 2.The idea of hiring ambulance planes was discussed, but it proved impossible to arrange.