Those that have attended any of the Reunions have indicated a need for their medical records. Very few have had luck in locating them. This year, the search for the records is broadening to local area archives. If you have located yours, please share how you had success in securing your records – at what point since your stay did you obtain them? What institution did you request them from? We’ll keep you posted on our work with area archives. If you have information to share, contact Reunion Host Kimberly Gimmarro at kgimmarro@botsford.org.
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03Aug
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04Feb
The 3rd Reunion of former patients, staff, volunteers and families of the Michigan Hospital School, Michigan Convalescent Home, and the Sister Kenny Hospital — all names of the early children’s hospital in Farmington — will be held this fall. If you’d like to come, contact Kimberly Gimmarro or Pam Everidge at (248) 426-6951 or peveridge@botsford.org.
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16Sep
At our first Welcome Home reunion event, held September 13, 2008, we asked those present to share their story. To prompt their personal recollections of time spent at the children’s hospital, we provided a brief list of questions:
- When were you diagnosed and how did you arrive here?
- Describe a typical day.
- Which staff do you recall and why?
- What do you recall of the grounds?
- Where did you go on outings?
- What do you recall of the food? What was your favorite meal? What was your least favorite meal?
- What was the most mischievous thing you did during your stay at the hospital?
The answers were as colorful and varied as the attendees! And the recollections were nearly immediate!
If you’d like to share your story, please send it to: Kimberly Gimmarro, Executive Assistant (& Reunion Coordinator), Botsford Continuing Care Corporation, 21450 Archwood Circle, Farmington Hills, Michigan 48336. Don’t forget to include a phone number and return address. You may also e-mail your story to kgimmarro@botsford.org.
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04Oct
The Rotary Club of Detroit graciously hosted Kim Gimmarro, Reunion Coordinator, for a presentation on the early history of the Botsford Commons campus. Attendees were treated to a history of the early children’s hospital, dating back to 1919 – followed by recollections from former patients.
The Club was asked to search their memories and contacts for any individuals who might be able to assist with locating the patient records for the children’s hospital, which ceased operation over 50 years ago! These records are so vitally needed by the former patients, particularly those that are now facing life with Post Polio Syndrome. Anyone with information can contact Kimberly Gimmarro at (248) 426-6951 or via e-mail at kgimmarro@botsford.org.
The Rotary Club was also notified of our next Reunion date.
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11Jun
The “Casual Ts” and “Piquette Ts” chapers of the Model T Ford Club International will be at Botsford Commons on Saturday, June 26, 2010 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. for their “Trip Down Memory Lane” tour. Model Ts were built by the Ford Motor Company between 1908 and 1927. You’ll be treated to a fine example of early automotive history on that day, complete with owners in period costume. Famed architect Albert Kahn was both the architect for the Highland Park plant that built Model Ts, and of two buildings original to the Botsford Commons campus. For event details or directions, contact Kimberly Gimmarro at (248) 426-6951 or via e-mail at kgimmarro@botsford.org.
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