The Family Secret
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Interesting and sad story.
Wonder why the hospital never tried to contact anyone. Or maybe they did contact the husband and he basically ignored them?
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Possibly.
I think the article a bit disingenuous on how easy it was to commit somebody back then, but it's a fact people were institutionalized for longer periods in mental hospitals. Without the drugs we have today, a lot of people didn't get turned around to where they could function in society.
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