3 Comments Posted by Class of '65

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John, re: your post of 8-18-08

I remember Tom Heathwood. He was asst. to the head nurse on ward c when i was there. Gene Veloux was head nurse. Two years since your post I don't imagine you're likely to see this but if you do let me know the year you were there.
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On the other hand ... Here I am forty five years later posting to this forum. Maybe I should GET OVER IT! ... LOL
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Yeah Boiler, the stories never change. Seclusion time was longer back then I guess. I had spent days in the room at a time. No mattress then, stripped naked on the floor. When it got to me, I'd just start kicking the door and sooner or later they came with the Thorazine hypo and the room went away. I was there on a "stubborn child complaint" My mother just wanted to get rid of me so the court sent me to Gaebler till I turned 16. (6 months) On ward C the counselors weren't any crueler than the rules allowed them to be. I read an article that some guy wrote on Gaebler and all I can say is GET OVER IT! It was so much worse when I was there and feeling sorry for your self changes nothing.