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him six months to live. He went to a chiropractor to find a
cure, and he recovered sufficiently to carry on with his nor-
mal daily routines for several years until he passed away
in 1909. To look after her husband, the nurse-schoolteacher
Almeda began studying to become a chiropractor herself.
In 1905, she graduated from the Chiropractic School & Cure
in Minneapolis.91,93
In 1907, the Haldeman family moved to Herbert, Canada.
It’s town in a region that at the same time can be haunted
by a flood, a grass fire, and a snowstorm. The reason they
moved was that they believed that if you have diabetes,
you must live in a cold, dry climate.^88 Almeda worked as a
chiropractor and was most likely the first one in Canada
with this profession. The family also started up a small
restaurant and a boarding house.^91
With inspiration from his mother, Joshua decided to be-
come a chiropractor. Chiropractors had previously treated
him after an accident while playing a game of shinny,
which is similar to ice hockey. He played it on a frozen
pond, and during the game, he received a blow to his head.
After the accident, Joshua had a failing eyesight, but re-
covered after a visit to the Palmer School of Chiropractic.^91
In 1926, Joshua graduated after four years of studies, and
he received the degree Doctor of Chiropractic. Throughout
his life, Joshua studied at nine different universities and
colleges if postgraduate programs are included.^95
Joshua married Eve Peters in 1927, and their son Joshua
Jerry Noel Haldeman was born seven years later. But the
Great Depression of the late 1920s hit the family hard. They