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wtf this hospital is abandoned so wtf did the leaved back all this f* stuff? i wonder what they also left back... some furnitures, or some patients (those in restrain or seclusion *oops*), or... their own brain? nerds lol!

Why would you want to perform an exorcism here? It doesn't make any sense... Not that I think it would work anyway. How would you feel if you were told by strangers to get out of your house and go toward the light? I'd be pretty pissed off!

I've been to Gettysburg, but I didn't get a chance to see the house you're talking about. If you just sit there and close your eyes out on the plain you can forget about all the blood shed there. Very peaceful place! And no, I didn't see any ghosts, but I did get a few strange pictures...

Sorry, those were my fault... Everytime I see a sitz bath I scream like a little girl. :D

this place is haunted

Judderman, you actually expect those poor nurses to come into your room when you smell poorly? ;-)

Pneumothorax sucks. Hope you're better. :-)

Not specifically - just for folks who don't walk on their own, so it certainly does include people with spinal injuries. Many of the folks I work with have cerebral palsy or other motor issues. These chairs are nice because you don't have to always sit in the same position (i.e., at a 90 degree angle with the seat parallel to the floor); you can tilt these and set them so that your weight is distributed differently at different angles, and then you have less risk of skin breakdown and pressure ulcers. It's also helpful if you need to be inclined at a particular angle while eating (such as if you have dysphagia and have problems swallowing) - then you don't have to be taken out of your chair, placed in another chair and repositioned, then taken back out and put back in your regular chair. Finally, a number of folks have a difficult time readjusting themselves voluntarily due to their motor limitations, so this makes them more comfortable.

Sometimes when we are training new staff we ask them to try an experiment where they have to sit in a chair or lie in bed and not move for a certain period of time, just as if they had some of the same physical limitations our folks have, such as not having the motor ability to move themselves around or adjust themselves as most of us unconsciously do every few minutes. Often all it takes is 15 minutes before people are extremely uncomfortable because you take for granted your ability to self-adjust for your comfort level.

Anyway, these chairs are grand because they are also lighter weight yet more sturdy. If you've ever helped push someone in a wheelchair for any amount of time and on even the slightest slope you'll very quickly appreciate the changes they have made in these devices over the years.

Hey Ed, I really enjoy your style. I worked in N-8 1980-1990. Thanks.

The magazine I got. Now all we need is a skeleton.

I have been looking for news on the Byberry campus. Anyone heard?

I'm from the area. My sister and brother-in-law just moved into a house right down the road from the Noho hospital site. I've never been in there, but I know people who have. The outer facades are sad and creepy enough for me!
It'll all be razed quite soon. The property values in Northampton are waaaay too high at this point.
I'm surprised Danvers is still standing. Property values out there are even higher. But...it takes time to raze these kinds of buildings nowadays. You know, Asbestos, environmental regs, and whatnot.

Hearing voices, eh, Mr. Motts? Back in the day, for that they didn't let you leave there, you had to STAY! Muahahaha!

Another great gallery, Motts!

I don't belong in here, doc! I been framed!

The Doors of Dejection

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from New York (???)