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Mike in the Shower (from ‘My Brother Michael’)

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I tried to spend as much time with my brother as I could. I wanted to see what his life was like. It was difficult sometimes, to take pictures, but it was necessary to illustrate how Mike was treated. Mike was treated very well indeed.

Mike at Home (from ‘My Brother Michael’)

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I was very surprised, years ago, when my parents called me for input about which group home Mike should be sent to. Mike had been a resident of Willowbrook on Staten Island, NY, USA, a very large mental institution, housing more than 6,000 patients (also known by some, as ‘inmates’). There was a court ruling, […]