theresa

why do they call it dead

Location: Pennhurst State School  Gallery: The Sadness

Theresa

this is a tragic story that someone must know the truth to. Paul Ramos Jr. must rest peacefully

Location: Salesian School  Gallery: Forgotten Prayers

Theresa

jerry what happened to that little boy? was he pushed or did he really fall?
you must know

Location: Salesian School  Gallery: Forgotten Prayers

Theresa

I used to work there when i was 18 years old. i can tell you this. i was frightened, both for myself and for the residents who lived there. These people were treated horribly by those who were hired to help them. I remember one aide who heated a key on a hotplate and placed it on a resident's back! The screams were horrible. i told another nurse what had happened and i was advised to keep my mouth shut if i wanted to keep my job. i had asked for a transfer to another ward. i got that. I ended up in T2. frightening ward. conditions were horrible. urine and feces on the floor. residents walking about in straight jackets in padded cells. don't turn your back, you could be bitten. Then i went to another ward with the women. they weren't treated very nicely either. Most times they undressed themselves and during their monthly cycles some would throw their soiled napkins. i remember one threw hers at one of the nurses. The nurse slapped her hard across the face and shoved it in her mouth! she was a large rather intimidating black woman . she saw me staring at her and she said what are you looking at? i aint taking this shit from nobody! you got something to say? I was so scared of her. I went to one of the supervisors to report some of the stuff I had seen. I was fired less than 3 days later. Reason? They said i wasn't cooperating as a team member. a lot of the people who resided there should not have been there. when visitors were expoected, everything was different. residents were dressed, straight jackets removed, place was cleaned, smells removed. i hated working there!

Location: Pennhurst State School  Gallery: The Sadness

Theresa

You've almost romanticized something that most see as repulsive and decrepit. Amazing.

Location: Northwood Asylum  Gallery: Silence

Theresa

the ppl who ran this place, were they bad ppl or what?

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: Depression

Theresa

how long has this place been abondon????

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: Depression

theresa

i cant see anything either

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: Sunlight

Theresa

I dont see anything either u guys make this all up

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: Sunlight