Next Section – Mike at School (from ‘My Brother Michael’)

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 […]

Dad Trying to get Mike to Remember (from ‘My Brother Michael’)

Dad would sing part of the Surprise Symphony when Mike was a baby. Mike would respond as appropriate, with the surprise.