Where’s Ringo? He’s still in the hospital. What’s he doing ashing his cigarette into a camera? Dear Ringo, that’s no way to treat your photo equipment! Or is it a gag by the photographer? Is that Ringo’s mum? Must be the mum. Nice pajamas!
No stranger to the hospital, Ringo was often sick as a child…
When aged six, he had appendicitis, which developed complications, causing him to fall into a coma. At thirteen, he developed chronic pleurisy and was admitted to a sanatorium for two years. After this extended hospital visit he did not return to school. The periods of hospitalization left him behind scholastically, and as a result he was ineligible to attend grammar school or even sit its Eleven plus qualifying examination.
