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From: Bowser
Date: 23/12/99
Time: 14:08:24
The TB epidemic was worse than AIDS. The same stigma and a hell of a lot more people died. The stories from the Castlerea survivors really bring it home. A 26 year old woman leaving her children behind as if a death sentence had been passed. A 14 year old boy on his first day experiencing the death of two patients either side - imagine that as your introduction to the sanitorium!