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User ID: 60006343 Australia 07/07/2014 04:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | US hospital honors 'forgotten souls' THEY were dubbed the "forgotten souls" - the cremated remains of thousands of people who came through the doors of Oregon's state mental hospital, died there and whose ashes were abandoned inside 3500 copper urns. DISCOVERED a decade ago at the decrepit Oregon State Hospital, where One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was filmed, the remains became a symbol of the state's - and the nation's - dark history of treating the mentally ill. A research effort to unearth the stories of those who moved through the hospital's halls, and to reunite the remains with surviving relatives, takes centre stage on Monday as officials dedicate a memorial to those once-forgotten patients. [ link to www.news.com.au] Some stayed just days before they died, others for nearly their entire lives. They came from every state except Alaska and Hawaii. Nearly 1000 were born in 44 countries, including 131 from Sweden, 129 from Germany and 116 from Finland. Five were born at sea. So sad! I hope they can find more of the families :( |