In fact, after his son, Theo, had an accident in the early 1960s that led him to develop hydrocephalus (or "water on the brain"), Roald helped to create the Wade-Dahl-Till (WDT) valve. Roald once said that, had he not become a famous writer, he would have loved to have been a doctor. His were put together carefully, though - none of the nasty side effects George's Grandma experienced. They included ingredients like tinned peaches blended with milk and either pink, blue or green food colouring. He called them witches potions and delivered them to his children just before bedtime. In George's Marvellous Medicine, published in 1981, George Kranky's Grandma may not anticipate the results of the medicine fed to her by her grandson, but like George, Roald Dahl also had fun mixing marvellous concoctions. But Grandma gets more than she bargained for! George decides the best remedy for her grumpiness is a special home-made medicine. George's nasty old grandma needs teaching a lesson.
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