Denise’s Reviews > Gracefully Insane: The Rise and Fall of America's Premier Mental Hospital > Status Update

Let me know if this is good, please?

Of course! So far, it's good, but it's also still laying the ground work, setting the scene, etc.

I appreciate that! I also liked the book you recommended me. I follow a blogger who photographs cases from Willard but I don't think he was involved with the book.

Oh very cool! I love checking out all these places on Flickr. :) So horrible what happened there (Like Waverly, etc). In some ways we need institutions back. I think, but with a far better level of care than what was done before (so many times I think private families and/or group homes just aren't able to deal with some people's needs).

Asylums terrify me but they also interest me. We need better mental healthcare. Something more like a nursing home or assisted living would work for most people who require more care than their family can give and it would still allow patients to be semi-independent.