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May 29, 2008
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For Anne Thorpe of Claremont, a former librarian in her middle years, the nitty-gritty, day-by-day responsibility of caring for her 95-year-old mother in Thorpe’s own home is like “living in the desert--you learn to notice and appreciate the smallest things.”
Feb. 15, 1985
World & Nation
When the Hartford Retreat for the Insane opened in 1822, its first patients were a man suffering from “fanaticism” and a woman who broke down “from overtaxing the intellect with difficult studies.”
Sept. 12, 1993
Entertainment & Arts
MOVIES Hepburn Hospitalized in Hartford, Conn.
July 20, 2001
The death toll has risen to 11 in a nursing home blaze reportedly started by a patient who set her bedsheets on fire.
March 2, 2003
An Air Force fighter-bomber, flying at supersonic speed, transported a heart from Oklahoma to Hartford early today, enabling doctors to transplant the organ into a 46-year-old man.
Feb. 14, 1986
Accidents: U.S. health facilities are beginning to admit that doctors and others make mistakes, and are taking steps to prevent them from happening.
April 8, 2002
Music
Walter Bolden, 76, a drummer and composer who played with many jazz greats in the 1950s, died Feb. 7 of cancer at a hospital in New York City.
Feb. 17, 2002
Hockey
King forward Tony Granato, suffering from severe headaches, entered a local hospital early Monday morning and will remain there for at least a few more days.
Jan. 31, 1996
Sports
Boxer Mike Tyson suffered broken ribs Wednesday when his motorcycle skidded as he exited a highway near Hartford, Conn.
Oct. 30, 1997