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A completely honest unintended pun but, that's insane.

It's amazing, the condition all of that area is in. So pristine, if that was here (Australia) it would have become some idiots bonfire.

Way, way too soon...

Oh I spoke too soon... Thanks Liza

It appears zombies have become the new soap dispensers...

(Unless you're a somewhat long time follower, that may not make sense).

Yes it was a stand up refrigerator, quite literally in the fact that maybes somebody sat on top, with strings tied to the arms of the bodies and through the 'viewing window' a puppet show was put on for all the other patients... Too far? ... I really have to stop watching Ross Noble...

What you didn't know is that all the original furniture and fittings were still in there when it closed... And well it all still is really...

I was in hope that nothing bad had happened, it'd been an unusually long amount of time with no updates. I hope all's well.

The color-scheme is wonderful, so soft! The wall with the cracks, it looks like a clay, and the rusty round shape of the hairdryer with pink; it is just such a fine picture.. and well done.
And the left behinds: hairdryers. Same everywhere. So many.
Guess some had well-kept hair. A nice thought!
Be well and stay in..adventure...

I think alot of people (lynn included) can fall into tunnel vision and protection of ones view of something.

Lets look at the situation in an overall big picture way.
The mental health field has MANY HORRORS in its past.

Be it from the very nature of evolving understanding of mental illness to how treatment changes from this knowledge.

Remember it was considered "enlightened" to preform labotomies. Including the "ice pick" labotimes with no anestetics and done at the drop of a hat (aka universal cure all).

Now add the lack of understanding and acceptance by the public.

Top it off with the lack of funds for space, equipment, and screening/hiring/retaining/ training staff .

Then throw in the number of people who really want to help the special needs people (like Lynn for which I COMMEND YOU) and you have a recipe for disaster.

The reality is that EVEN TODAY the misery, abuse (physical, mental, sexual) and problems still continue today. I propose that the improvement while there is not as great as many would believe.

Lynn even you must admit no matter how much you love the people you care for if you don't have enough staff the horrors of minimal care cannot be avoided. One (as seen posted somewhere) cant give the love/caring to the 40+ to 1 ratio that existed and still may.


IMO it is due to hiding (either though shame to criminal cover-up) the truth of the past and today.

We need to look at all the good but ESPECIALLY the shame and pain of the past to current to keep the improvements up to help those who cannot help themselves.

As one with a special needs child I want to make Lynn the norm, not the exeption.

...or stared outside without the faintest idea what was going on.

Those lamps are so pretty, bet the glow was nice, once upon a time.

How they designed & built, Old-school FTW! Hand -rails on both sides curving so nicely; and that perfect window to give light, and to catch a glimpse of the world outside. Like this so very much! It is perfect.

Yes it IS beautiful; the walls are thick but the roundness at the doors is not there. It is harsher and straighter.

So ROUND and SOFT; the ceiling, the arch, the hues, tints and shades............and the glow in the other room!
As is it is agreeable and captivating. It is not scary - it is timeless.
Be well, Mr. M.