Becoming Darlene-- The Story of Belchertown Patient #4952

Born in a Massachusetts mill town in 1956, Darlene Rameau was number eight of 14 children. When she was three years old, a social worker reported that Darlene was segregated from the rest of the family in a filthy room, treated like an animal, and unable to walk. At age seven, Darlene was sent to Belchertown State School, where she met a sister she didn’t know she had. Darlene considered herself an “it,” unworthy of a name. Voices in her head helped her to survive. Her dream was to raise a family of her own, but at 17 she was discharged into a world where she had no idea how to make that dream a reality.

Join local author Ed Orzechowski as he discusses his latest book. Becoming Darlene--The Story of Belchertown Patient #4952 is Orzechowski’s second account of life within the Belchertown State School following You’ll Like It Here: The Story of Donald Vitkus.

Books will be available for purchase from the author immediately following the program. This program is free to attend and registration is not required.

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• Next month, 16th September, 06:30 pm, "tea - all the time it takes" A Book Launch & Poetry Open Mic in Palmer

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