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Mike at Home (from ‘My Brother Michael’)
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, […]
At School – Mike in Classroom with Slinky (from ‘My Brother Michael’)
At School – Activities of Daily Living and Marvin (from ‘My Brother Michael’)
At School – Getting Ready to Go Home (from ‘My Brother Michael’)
My First Visit to See Mike at School (from ‘My Brother Michael’)
At School – Mike in his Classroom (from ‘My Brother Michael’)
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Mike spent many years at Willowbrook, a large mental institution that stood for many years in Staten Island, NY, USA. It was a warehouse, and was described by Robert F. Kennedy as a ‘snake pit’. Mike was in the class of Willowbrook patients that was gradually re-housed in group homes throughout the state. I was […]
Mike Sketch Series: Mike Waiting to Go Back Home from School, May 1992
The bus taking the day school students back to the group home sometimes took a while to get there. Here, my brother Mike is waiting to go home, with a slinky, his favorite toy.
Mike Sketch Series: Mike Getting Help Eating, April 1994
My brother Mike was treated very well by the staff at his group home. They tried to bring some organization to his eating. My mom used to call him a ‘two fisted’ eater, which he, quite literally was. In the background, James, another resident was looking on.
