Margaret Alexander

Slate from the Spirit Case sculpture displaying the words 'caring'

Healing 

Healing was a hope 

for all patients but sadly 

it was not achieved for all. 

Future  

What a wonderful 

future I had – all because 

I started at the RIE – so 

much to learn, so much 

caring. 


Wonderful to listen to all that was said – I learned a lot about a variety of experiences, of the contrast between training at the Royal in my days when we all ‘lived in’ – and those who did not do so. 

My whole life before the day I was taken to start my student nurse day and as I knocked on the door of the PTS building in Melville Crescent my life thereafter – such a strong influence – RIE and my future life. Such a privilege. Also learning of life for those who, learning of lives so different from all I had experienced. Seeing, hearing of real life for others which would not normally be known. 

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A group of people stands and talks inside a brightly lit exhibition room, viewed through two wide entryways from a darker corridor with slate flooring. Posters and signs are displayed on both sides of the entrances.

Artworks and Exhibitions

A close-up of a workshop wall with woodworking tools, a plank of reclaimed timber, and the words "Recycling a Hospital" handwritten on a white surface.

Recycling a hospital

Image of the spirit case

The Spirit case

Brick wall with eyes superimposed

Borne by the walls exhibition

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