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The Hospital: How I survived the secret child experiments at Aston Hall | Barbara O'Hare
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'Nobody knew what was going on behind those doors. We were human toys. Just a piece of meat for someone to play with.' Barbara O'Hare was just 12 when she was admitted to the psychiatric hospital, Aston Hall, in 1971. From a troubled home, she'd hoped she would find sanctuary there. But within hours, Barbara was tied down, drugged with sodium amytal - a truth-telling drug - and then abused by its head physician, Dr Kenneth Milner. The terrifying drug experimentation and relentless abuse that lasted throughout her stay damaged her for life. But somehow, Barbara clung on to her inner strength and eventually found herself leading a campaign to demand answers for potentially hundreds of victims. A shocking account of how vulnerable children were preyed upon by the doctor entrusted with their care, and why it must never happen again.
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Ugh, gonna be stuck in the hospital for hours, having to do a glucose tolerance test 😥 Maybe I'll get some reading done

julesG Best of luck. I hope you can leave soon. 5y
JacqMac I had to that for one of my pregnancies. It felt like forever and all I wanted was big juicy burger. Lots of reading time though. Good luck! 5y
Carla Oh no! Well, take heart! Your package is going out! 📦 👻🎃📚 5y
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My mom was released from the hospital this afternoon!!! 🎉🎉🎉 It appears that the inflammatory blockage in her intestines has mostly resolved. She‘s in good spirits but tired.

Thank you all so much for the good thoughts and prayers. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💕💕💕 It meant a lot to all of us.

The picture is of my mom and dad a couple of Christmases ago. 😁😁

MaGoose Such a great looking couple. 5y
jenreads7 Great news about your mom! 🎉 5y
CouronneDhiver Yay momma! 5y
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LauraBeth Good news! ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
readingjedi That's good to hear! 5y
MallenNC So good to hear this news. I hope she feels even better now that she's home. 5y
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Reviewsbylola Your parents are adorbs. Glad she‘s feeling better! 5y
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#notbookrelated My mom started getting sick last night, and my dad took her ER this AM. She‘s been admitted with a small bowel obstruction. Hopefully, it‘s not surgical.

This is especially bad because she had polio as a child and now has severe scoliosis. It would make surgery risky. Her lung capacity is low and even a cold caught in the hospital could be fatal.

Prayers and good vibes appreciated!

Seekingtardis Sending love hugs and positive energy to you and your mum!! 5y
MallenNC Thinking of you all and sending prayers for healing. 5y
sammisho ❤❤❤ 5y
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Tamra I hope she pulls thru quickly without surgery! 5y
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readingjedi I hope your mom is feeling better soon. 5y
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DGRachel Oh no. I hope she recovers quickly! {{hugs}} 5y
Kaye I hope all goes well for her and she‘s soon feeling better. 5y
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Librarybelle Sending positive thoughts! 5y
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Branwen Keeping your mom in my thoughts and heart 💕 5y
Megabooks @readingjedi Thank you. I just spoke to her and she‘s in less pain. 🙏🏻 5y
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Susannah I‘m so glad to see in your update that your mom‘s feeling better. Best wishes to her and you for her speedy recovery. 💐 5y
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Current view.....today started off fine, then inexplicable pains, throwing up and here I am in hospital. So far maybe liver, gallstones, bleeding ulcer or pancreatitis.....had X-ray, waiting for scan and can‘t concentrate to read at all 😢😢

Redwritinghood Hope all goes well and you feel better soon. 6y
Ms_T How awful for you 😟 Wishing you a super-speedy recovery x 6y
JacqMac Oh, no! I hope it‘s nothing serious and you feel better soon. 💕 6y
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Nu-Bibliophile I hope you feel better soon 6y
Adriannagab Hope you get well soon. Good vibes✨ 6y
KatieCarpenter Yikes! Get better soon! 6y
Cortg Oh no! Get some rest and let the docs and nurses do their thing. I hope you‘re feeling better soon! 6y
tournevis *good vibes* 6y
IamIamIam Oh no, feel better quickly!!! 6y
DGRachel Oh no! I hope they figure out what‘s wrong quickly and that you feel better soon! {{hugs}} 6y
Judybskt 😞Get better soon! 6y
rabbitprincess Hope you're feeling better soon! 6y
Sace I hope you get a quick diagnosis and a speedy recovery. 6y
That-Bookish-Hiker Oh no! Hope you feel better soon. 6y
ephemeralwaltz Oh dear :(( hope it isn't serious and that you feel better soon!!!!!!! Update us 💜💜 6y
Notafraidofwords Praying for you. 6y
LittleBug Get well soon!! 6y
Jas16 Omg. Keeping you in my thoughts and hoping you feel better soon. 6y
LeeRHarry Hope you‘re feeling better soon! 💕 6y
xicanti That's awful. I hope you get a speedy diagnosis and effective treatment. 6y
Clwojick I‘m sending you all good vibes. Hope you feel better soon! 💕💞💕 6y
Minispok Hope you feel better soon 😊 6y
Susannah Oh my goodness! I hope you don‘t have to wait too much longer. Take care. 6y
CouronneDhiver Oh no! I‘m praying for you right now... that everything will work out in the end. Try to stay peaceful. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 6y
saresmoore No! I‘m so sorry to hear that! I am praying for you, friend. ♥️♥️♥️ 6y
Eggs Oh dear sorry to hear that. I hope you feel better and have answers soon ❤️❤️ 6y
pppooraikul I hope it‘s nothing serious so you would recover in no time!! Please keep us updated when you know the diagnosis. My thoughts are with you. *hugs* 💗💗💗 6y
Shemac77 Oh no! Hope you feel better soon. 6y
MicheleinPhilly NO! ☹️ Please keep us updated as you can! Sending you healing vibes, friend. 😘 6y
Velvetfur Nooooo not our Trish! I hope that whatever it is gets found and dealt with soon and that you recover soon too. Lots of healing vibes to you xxx 6y
Nerdfins Feel better soon! Hope the results are good! ❤️ 6y
rwmg Get well soon. I hope that however distressing right now, it's not too serious 6y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Oh honey. May they find out what‘s up and fix you right up! ♥️ 6y
KrystleTheBookSlayer Hope they figure it out quick and you feel better. 6y
wordslinger42 Keeping you in my prayers 💜 I hope the doctors are able to discover what's wrong and that you get well soon!! 6y
Mamashep Hope you get an answer soon and to move in to feeling better. 6y
mabell How awful! I hope you receive a good diagnosis and are on the mend soon! ❤️ 6y
RohitSawant Oh no! I'm so sorry to hear. Hope you feel better soon! 💜 6y
Laura317 Praying it‘s not serious! Thought and prayers for you. 6y
ErikasMindfulShelf Hope you feel better soon 💕 6y
tracey38 I'm so sorry! I have been there recently. Sending lots of good thoughts your way! 6y
quietjenn Good luck! 6y
llwheeler Hope you get well soon! 6y
Branwen Good luck and I hope you feel better! Sending love and positive thoughts your way 💕 6y
erzascarletbookgasm Oh no! Good luck with the results. Hope you recover soon. 💕 6y
Mel ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
sprainedbrain Oh no. Hoping you‘re much better very soon! 🤗 6y
DaveGreen7777 Oh no! Hope you get some answers and some much needed relief soon! 6y
MaureenMc Oh no! 💗💗 6y
emilyhaldi Terrible!!! Hope you feel better soon 🙏🏻 6y
mrp27 Oh no! Feel better! 6y
sudi Sorry to hear that😣, hope you feel better soon 💕💕 🙏 6y
Reggie Ohh nooo, I hope you‘re ok. Feel better. 6y
BookishTrish Take care and get well soon! ❤️ 6y
zuzia Take care and hope you feel better soon! 6y
eraderneely Sorry you‘re unwell. Feel better soon. 6y
LeahBergen Oh no!!! What‘s happening now?? Have they figured anything out? Sending love, my friend! 😘😘 6y
Simona Feel better soon❣️❣️❣️ 6y
Cathythoughts Oh Trish , keep us posted. Thinking of you ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
rockpools Hope you got some sleep and are doing ok this morning. Get well soon 💕 6y
Kalalalatja Oh no Trish! Hope you have gotten some answers and some sleep, and that everything isn‘t as serious as it seems. Thinking of you ❤️ 6y
Birdsong28 Sorry to hear your not well. Hope you get better soon 😘 ❤️📚📖 6y
kezzlou85 Oh no, hope they figure it out so you're feeling better soon. 6y
Sarah83 Hope you feel better soon 💖 6y
TheLudicReader Feel better! 6y
BarbaraBB How awful Trish. I hope you‘ll feel better soon. Keep us posted 😘🍀 6y
smilingshelves This happened to me last weekend! Three days in the hospital, and it turned out to be gallstones. I hope you're feeling better and that they figure out everything soon! 6y
TheNeverendingTBR Hope you make a full recovery soon, keep smiling! 🧡 6y
arlenefinnigan Ick. If it's gallstones and they take your gallbladder out ask if you can have the stones. Hope you're on the mend soon xxx 6y
readordierachel Oh no! So sorry. Hope you heal up quick. 6y
Balibee146 Oh no so sorry..... Hope you get a diagnosis and pain relief soon xxxx 6y
andrew61 Hope all goes well - take care. 6y
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April2
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Can‘t wait to get home from work tonight and make a start on this one...

#JanuaryTBR #MountTBR

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Bad news, I went to urgent care and they think I may have gallstones, so there making me stay the night. I'm still contemplating sneaking out into the night. 😭😭😭 #WantToGoHome #HospitalStay

Scurvygirl Oh no!!😿😿💚💚💚Much love!! 6y
Librarybelle 😢 So sorry! 6y
GondorGirl Oh no! Try to get some rest and feel better! ❤ 6y
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OrangeMooseReads Feel better. 6y
jfalkens Oh no! Hope you feel better soon xxx 6y
KrystleTheBookSlayer @Scurvygirl @Librarybelle @GondorGirl @OrangeMooseReads @jfalkens Thank you! I'm really hoping to be out of here by tomorrow. 6y
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Great read! Get the tissue ready. What Barbara went through is unbelievable. She is a very strong person to have survived such horrific child abuse.