Thanks, Matt. Yeah, I was a substitute teacher at the Hawthorne Center for the severely disabled in Pontiac Michigan (dunno if it is still there) I saw the babies up close and personal. One set of twins (not thalidomide) were always so happy to see me 13 or 14 year olds. Puny & Tito real “bros”. I asked momma what happened to her boys. She wasn’t certain but she thought something happened when they were very young right after their vaccinations. They had very little communication skills but did show excitement and they struggled to walk. I changed their diapers. I joked around with them. We connected. It brings me to tears to think about them to this day. That was 25-30 years ago.
Another next door neighbor in Lincoln Park Michigan. Mark Donaldson. Would sit in the family car holding the steering wheel and rock back and forth for hours like he was driving somewhere. Momma said same...vaccination.
Another one...my brother-in-laws brother, Mark. I can’t even tell that story. Too painful.
Thank you, sir.
I forgot Richard Straw’s brother in Southfield Michigan. Forgot his name. Severely disabled and am not sure about the cause....Rick’s parents were great people taking care of their wheelchair, non-communicative son. Rick was a scoundrel. I often wondered if his younger brother’s condition had some sort of psychological effect on him in a negative way.