Robin Norden's Story
Hi Karli,
I began sorting my grandparents pictures about a year ago and started working on my family history. Since they met at Maybury, I was looking to find info on the sanatorium. As a child I heard the stories of going to Maybury every Sunday. Grandma (Elsie) traveled from Royal Oak to visit her baby Gerald who was at Maybury with TB. This would have been sometime in 1927. Grandpa (Robert) used to visit his young son Robert who was also there with TB. Grandpa lost his stepdaughter to TB. Her name was Mildred and she passed at Maybury. Both Robert and Elsie lost their spouses to TB. The good news is they found each other. Both little Gerald and Robert lived to adulthood and had families of their own. Robert and Elsie had two children together and I am one of the grandchildren. So, in a way, I am here because of Maybury.
Kind Regards,
Robin Norden
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Hello Karli,
I have pictures of my mother at Maybury standing in the "sun porch" I think it was called that. Since this was in the early to mid 40's, and I was a young girl, I am not sure about that, but what I do remember is standing below
that area and waving up at my mother.
She remained there until she passed away. Unlike Robin, I can remember visiting on Sunday and wishing I could hug my mother, she was taken to Maybury when I was three and only was able to enter the building to see her one time, I have a photo of that visit.
Her name is Pearl and she was lovely.