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Lincoln Daily News.com
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Lincoln, IL 62656
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8-29-02
To the editor:
On 8-31-02, 125 years of mental
health care at Lincoln Developmental Center ceases at 2 p.m.
I say to all of the fine, dedicated
staff, BE PROUD! Thank you for letting me be part of an empathetic
and compassionate team. Life is taking some horrendous turns and
filthy, stinking politics have not just ruined LDC but cast blight
over the staff. The names that we were called were not fair; the
"stigma" attached to LDC was all part of the process to shutter
us. IN SPITE OF ALL OF THAT ... BE PROUD!
We gave the monsters that destroyed a
fine institution a hell of a fight. Thanks to our union for
fighting for what is right; thank you to the few, caring
politicians who helped us. WE WILL remember in November! Thank
you, parents, for believing in us and fighting the fight with us.
You, who knew better than anyone what kind of care was provided,
fought a great battle.
Public Health was still harassing us
as of 8/24/02. Management is continuing to act stupid, not
allowing staff to take their own purchased items home. "What was
brought on grounds stays on grounds," says management. We continue
to come to work in these last few weeks of getting our bones
picked clean by the vultures in moving vans hauling everything to
other facilities.
Overwhelming sadness prevails when I
watch these vans pull up -- nothing can describe the feeling of
desolate emptiness that the shell of the building evokes.
Saturday is not only a sad day for
Lincoln and those affiliated with LDC -- it is the beginning of
the demise of mental health facilities. The "giant" has been
conquered, the rest will surely be not far behind.
Sherry
Jennings
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