This is an example of one of the many buildings in Leysin that were sanatoriums for patients with tuberculosis. My great grandmother, Ruzena Zatkova, lived the last days of her short life here. She died in Leysin at the age of 38.
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Sunday, November 9, 2014
Tuberculosis Sanatorium
This is an example of one of the many buildings in Leysin that were sanatoriums for patients with tuberculosis. My great grandmother, Ruzena Zatkova, lived the last days of her short life here. She died in Leysin at the age of 38.
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Room With a View
This Summer we visited the town of Leysin, Switzerland. My Czech great-grandmother, Ruzena Zatkova, died here in a sanatorium for people with Tuberculosis. She was only 38. This was the spectacular view from our hotel room looking down on Leysin with the Alps in the background.
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