Mother Marianne: Following a call to Hawaii, helping those with leprosy

Описание: Mother Marianne witnessed the worst of humanity upon her arrival at the Oahu Branch Hospital for people with leprosy. The 19th century Hawaiian government sent men, women and children to the fenced in compound at the first sign of a lesion hinting at the epidemic illness. The people were scarred by open sores and disfigurement and the corrupt administration of the compound left few resources to properly care for the sick. She never returned to Central New York, but discovered a new home on Molokai in a place called Kalaupapa.

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