651 Comments Posted by Nancy

Pennhurst seems to be in pretty bad shape, compared to others.

Maybe, just maybe, some children or people were happy here. Maybe it was better than what they had at home.

HE'S STILL STEALING SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT BELONG TO HIM!!

Thanks, people; The Ring. Oh, boy, I've tried to forget about that movie.

At my senior high school, we had to walk through a long, dark, drippy tunnel to get to our gym; and that was a regular school!

Maybe they changed the room into something else and HAD to paint over it.

I STILL THINK THEY DID THE BEST THEY COULD FOR THAT TIME PERIOD AND WITH WHAT THEY HAD TO WORK WITH.

Well, we weren't THERE, so we don't really know the facts; only what was reported, printed, or talked about. I've read alot on institutions from many years ago and I still think they did not fully understand, at that time, what they were dealing with so with each individual person, they just did the best they could. I know there were many cruel care-givers but like-wise, there's always some very loving people, even today. I just would like to know; what happened to all these children? Did they just grow-up and go out on their own, or what? With the way the world is today, it would really be disastrious to put someone on the street and only add to his or her problems. My brother was in a mental hospital, near Pennhurst, and when he was released; which by the way I didn't think he was ready; he was told to make sure he took his medicine. If he didn't, which alot of times was true, he would hallucinate. He wound-up right back where he started. And that was about 20 years ago. He died quite young, never really having a normal or full life.

I think back then they tried to do the best they could with what they had. I don't care where you go, you have good nurses or people, and bad nurses or people; even today. I think under the circumstances with what they had to work with and any knowledge they had, they just did the best they could. Even today, mental illness is a very very serious illness and very complicated to treat at times. Anyone ever read a boy named IT and all the sequels to it. Good book.

I think many years ago they really didn't know HOW to treat patients and I'm sure alot of treatment was experimental. Look at all the old treatments for ailments during the civil war or in the early 1900's; can you imagine a bullet-probe going in your wound without any anesthesia? Medicine many years ago was very primitive. Alot probably didn't really know what to do with alot of the patients.

I must be way behind. There're no recent comments on any of these. But then, I'm kind of new to this site.

BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL POETRY!!!!!!!!!

Speaking of escape, I wonder if anyone ever did?

Yep, those are really old attic steps.

This picture is actually kind of "peaceful" looking; especially knowing where it's located.