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Topic: Hansen’s Disease

Historical photo of Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center, Carville, Louisiana (Getty Images/Bettmann)

My dad's bittersweet hospital homecoming

Wendy Chin-Tanner
Patients at the US Public Health Service Hospital in Carville, Louisiana, enjoying a musical evening. The hospital is for leprosy sufferers and is run by nuns, one of whom is playing the piano whilst patients play drums and accordion. (Three Lions/Getty Images)

The disease and the stigma

Wendy Chin-Tanner