Doublebass,
A few yrs ago when I was living up in Canada, i worked for an auto parts packager and inspector( contracted out to Ford Canada) and the plant where we worked had a number of sinks like these all over the packaging floor. LOL sometimes there were 5 or 6 of washing all the nasty auto grease and debris off our hands, trying to get done before our pitiful breaks were over!

Mott,

Once again, words fail me... the depth of feeling in this picture is beyond words..the despair and pain that these particular walls must have seen during those 100 and some years boggles the mind and saddens the soul
( By pain I'm not referring to staff abuse or anything the like of that, merely referring to the deep psychatric and emotional pain and suffering that these and all patients here more than likely experienced. Believe me, even though I have never been hospitalized and have what is considered a "mild case" of bipolar-relative term- I know full well the pain and despair that can run through the unwell mind, and the prisons that are of its own making)

Lynn,
I for one would LOVE to have you as my psych teacher/professor! ;)

Lynn,

Once again I applaud you for your insight. Like you, I think those who constantly badmouth should volunteer their time, donate money out of THEIR own pockets to Menal Health organizations. I know I developed a greater understanding through volunteerism and service, In my old college here in NJ, I was president of the sociology club, and at least once every month we went volunteered @ the psych hospital/nursing home a few miles from our campus. We would do activities such as art projects, reading with the patients,ect..I know it changed my way of thinking both about the patients and the overworked staff who are caring for them, and for the majority, I have nothing but respect. kind of ironic, but in part because of my OWN issues( recently diagnosed bipolar, undergoing outpatient therapy and medication treatment), and partly because of the enlightening experince of volunteering I have decided to persue special education as my chose field.

It comes down to "put your money where your mouth is"

Lynn,
Once again, you've put a rational yet compassionate face on the other side of things. Thank you.

CF

Lynne,

I have been a longtime luker on these boards and have read many of your posts and have to applaud you and sadly agree with you. My grandmother suffered from senile dementia for about 5 yrs prior to her death( she had also had ongoing psychatric issues due to childhood abandonment) and my parents and cared for her at home, because at that time we had the health and the resources to do so. Now this was a little 80 lb 4'11 woman, but in her dementia she had it in her head that she could walk and tried to get out of bed, injuring herself, so to our sadness we had to basically enclose the bed. Seeing this picture brings that back with poingnat intensity, but even dealing with this for a short period of time, I can sometimes see why it had to be done.
All I can hope is that those who were residents/patients here are either at peace or living better-quality lives, and that they are rememberd.

CF

Nice to meet you btw