My home for 7 Years: A memory of Bursledon

My Home For 7 Years

A Memory of Bursledon.

This is just how I remember the hospital which I first went into in 1955 and stayed in for 7 years. It was a marvellous place and I have many memories from those days including a visit by Billy Smarts Circus, taking my 11 plus on my own in an upstairs room, being close to death and wheeled into the hall to be more quiet, then having my going up ceremony from cubs to scouts in the grounds of the hospital. The staff were magnificent and I remember Nurse Chum who had a finger missing and Nurse Hayward who all the young boys were in love with.
Here I am 58 and still here thanks to those great people.

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I must have been in the hospital when you were there, born in 1952 I was sent from the children's hospital in Shirley. I'm not too sure of the year or how long I was there but it was a long time. I suffered a double lung collapse and subsequent damage. The staff at Bursledon were responsible for my recovery and why I'm still here bless them.

By rrm1952 on Fri May 8th 2015, at 4:09 pm

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I was in the children's Hospital for 2 months in 1957 and I can remember you. I lived at Peel Common and went to Crofton junior School, was also in the 1st Stubbington Cubs and Scouts and remember we came to the Hospital to see you. Glad you got over your health issues. Good Luck, Austin Cooper, Vancouver, Canada.

By austincooper on Tue Apr 12th 2016, at 1:13 am

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HI - I was also sent there at 13, after horrendous bullying at school and undiagnosed ADHD until I was 48, 4 years ago. I am writing a book and believe so many of us were there for emotional burnout and of course at that time none even knew about ADHD, OCD, Autism etc until after 2000 and would be keen to know if you realised you were neurodivergent?

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Mel
@theadhdhumingbird
mel@melsimslifecoach.co.uk

By Melanie Sims on Mon Oct 7th 2024, at 12:03 pm

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