The Storm

Great shot, you couldnt have asked for a better sky for the background.

Looks kinda like Wochester Hospital..

Knows many people that was given
the proper term mentally retardation or
mental retarded. A proper name given
by actual doctors. Caused from brain
injury, spinal injury, diseases,genetic,or
other health issues. Sadly to say many
cases go untreated in america today.
And are abused in their very own homes.
Without a hospital.

Gee Skeety, I dunno. My son has a diagnosis of "MR" and autism. I think if the school used a researched based reading program to actually TEACH him to read. He could score out of the "MR" label I think the "mental retards" are actually being "abused" at school because they BEAT the parents down and make them too tired to advocate for an appropriate education. Mistreatment does not go on at home. . . it goes on in school, give the child and label and it means you don't have to educate them.

Oops! sorry, guess I went off. I do love these photos. I'm sure other parents of DD children love them too. I wonder what type of environment will be left for our DD children in the future. The community really doesn't seem to be inclusive happy. Nobody seems to be preparing for the future. It frightens me. These photos make me continue to advocate. Thank you very much Motts.

gorgeous pic!

This building unfortunately caught fire the other night. The entire 2nd floor is gone and only 1 and a half of those pillars are left - the entire roof caved in. Quite a shame, it was really a site to see this while driving up the first hill.

I remember this place very well. I grew up only a mile from here. My freind lived down the road and he and I would ride out bikes through here at night. I never saw this place as spookey . I do remember storys of people being abused though

One of the most poignant conversations I had was with the mother of a middle-aged woman who had mental retardation. She had taken care of her daughter alone for years after her husband's death, then let her move to a group home so that she could live with people closer to her own age, rather than just with her mother, and so that it wouldn't be so hard for her if her mother died or became too sick/weak to care for her. The mother still picked her up every Friday and took her home until Monday morning. She was included in all family events. Her mother never really trusted that anyone else would properly care for her if Mom wasn't around to make sure Daughter was treated right, and said that she wanted her daughter to have as long and happy a life as possible, but that she prayed that Daughter would die just one minute before Mom did, so that Mom would never have to know that fear of leaving her disabled child alone in the world. As it turned out, Daughter became physically ill, had to have surgery in the hospital, and had to go briefly to a nursing home before she was well enough to return to her group home (thanks to Medicare restrictions on hospital stays and only a certain number of days being allowed for a given diagnosis). Complications rapidly developed, within a couple of days she was back in the hospital, and shortly after that she died with Mom and family at her side (and group home staff, too). A few months later her mother died, at peace. The impossible choices some of us are forced into...

Where in the USA is this located?