257 Comments Posted by MARIE, CMT

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@Jon-I fully agree-it is a shame that these old estates are left to rot...I like your description of the ornate room-I too picture a beautiful chandelier. They don't build such hand-crafted structures anymore, so these ones need to be preserved.
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I remember seeing those bars on all the windows outside when I was a kid...all these pictures of WSH really do capture the sad and sombre tone of this place. It makes one wonder what the patient was thinking and feeling as he/she was looking out beyond the bars.
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I love these old stairwells-they bring so much character to this place. You wonder how many lives went up and down those stairs and what their life was like...
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Hey Mr. Motts! What kind of photography technique do you use to get such a dramatic effect? Just wondering.
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'Where the sun cannot reach,' and where the aching heart cannot feel loved...
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I like your title, "November Chills", quite apropos! I get the "chills" just looking at those adult cribs...so despondent. : (
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Another interesting juxtapostion! A beautiful, ornate gate, against a very sad and lonely place.
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I like your poetic description of these tubs at the beginning of your piece; you could write novels! : ) What a great find to have the canvases still attached. The tubs do look mummified-so strange, and yet so sad...
Ephemera: Continuous Bath Time
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Your welcome! : )
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@F.H.-Yes, I agree with you-it is a shame that they don't rehab these old, beautiful, historical buildings. Builders and architects just don't make "castle-like" buildings any more. There's certainly no creativity these days in building large, plain, square-looking structures with no pizazz! Formerly, the old Kirkbride buildings held such a hauntingly, beautiful mystique-why not preserve them? I guess it all comes down to money, these days... rehabing and creating castle-like structures cost too much... but where is the beauty?
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Hey Mista' Motts! ; ) Thank you for "fixing" the typo. Not only are you a gifted artist of photography, but also a wiz at computer programming. I know that I make a lot of jokes about being a "Luddite" and lovin' those old, analog ways, but, truly, I do admire your talent for putting this website together so creatively. I especially love the way you made it soooo easy to post comments; and how great it is to see all our former posts by clicking our names. Good job, Mista' Motts!
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@Steve-Too funny! Ya gotta love these old pieces of iron! : )
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@Pookie, Former Patient-That's OK about the typo-you never know about computers; sometimes strange things happen! Give me a pencil and paper, the old fashioned way, any day! : )

I'm sorry that so many of you former residents at the Gaebler went through such awful times. It should have been a place of healing, not hurt. I am a Certified Music Therapist (CMT), and have worked with many populations of clients, including psychiatric patients. One of my internships was at McClean Hospital in Belmont, MA-this was a very good facility that truly cared for its residents. I really wished that I could have been a Music Therapist at the Gaebler, because I really wanted to help you all! Please know that, in my heart, I would have liked to provide a caring, therapeutic environment for all of you! May God Bless you! : )
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Happy 4th of July, Mr. Motts and to everyone out there! God Bless America and God Bless all our troops who protect our Freedom in this wonderful country! : )
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@Frazmataz-That's really sad about your great grandfather-mental illness is a very sad and scary condition.