Interrupted Lives: The History of Tuberculosis in Minnesota and Glen Lake Sanitorium
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Interrupted Lives: The History of Tuberculosis in Minnesota and Glen Lake Sanitorium

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This is the history both of Tuberculosis in Minnesota and of the Glen Lake Sanitorium, where, in the first half of the twentieth century, so many TB patients were housed as they fought their illness.  Treatment methods changed over time, success with recovery varied, and Krugerud examines all of it, offering the often stark reality of this terrible disease, and the heart-warming stories of people suffering from it and those who sought to cure them.
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Description

Tuberculosis was once a dreaded disease that cost this nation many worker hours and many lives and, before antibiotics, treating it was difficult. The isolation of tuberculous patients was one of the trends in the treatment of the illness at the time that sanatoriums were established, as were good food, fresh air, and sunshine. By sharing first-hand knowledge obtained from interviews and diaries, Interrupted Lives looks beyond the common stereotype of enforced confinement, following the history of tuberculosis in Minnesota to the effective treatments of today. The story, which focuses on Glen Lake Sanatorium, is of people who received the most progressive treatments of their time, including recreation, nutrition, education, and vocational training that put many people in a better place after treatment than they had been before.

From the Author

Some things I learned from my research that were a surprise to me and prompted me to write Interrupted Lives:

  • The sanatorium era didn’t end in Minnesota until 1976, much later than I was led to believe from reading non-fiction books about tuberculosis.
  • The correct spelling is “sanatorium,” as approved by the Canadian and American tuberculosis associations.  Not sanitarium.
  • The death rate at sanatoriums in Minnesota, even in those accepting only advanced or far-advanced cases, was less than the rate among tuberculous people who opted to remain at home. Minnesota’s sanatoriums were not places to go to die.
  • Many advances in patient education, nutrition, and occupational and vocational therapy began at sanatoriums, because of their need to keep patients content and compliant for months and years of bed rest.
  • Glen Lake Sanatorium had Homecomings, which hundreds of former patients would attend.

About the Author

Mary Krugerud is an independent researcher-historian and a retired director of grant development for Normandale Community College in Bloomington, MN.  In 1990, as an employee of Oak Terrace Nursing Home in Minnetonka, MN, she became intrigued in the building’s earlier incarnation as a tuberculosis sanatorium. Mary is the author of two articles about Glen Lake Sanatorium that were published in the Hennepin History magazine. In 2015, she received a Legacy Research Fellowship grant from the Minnesota Historical Society to expand her sanatorium research to all of Minnesota’s public and private tuberculosis institutions. A book based on that endeavor will be published in Fall 2018.

Details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ North Star Press of St. Cloud (September 26, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 282 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1682010651
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1682010655
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.24 x 0.8 x 8.8 inches

Additional information

Weight 1.08 lbs
Dimensions 8.8 × 6.24 × 0.75 in

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