An SMS changed our lives: 'Brother. do. you. love. me.'
When Manni received a troubling text from Reuben during lockdown, Manni decided to remove him from the care system and embark on a loving journey of brotherhood and recovery.
British brothers Manni and Reuben Coe have always been close and had fun together. But when Covid reached the UK Reuben, who has Down's syndrome, was living in a care home and things were hard. Unable to see family and friends during lockdown, he felt isolated and had become non-verbal, only expressing his thoughts and feelings through drawings. So when Manni received a troubling text from Reuben, Manni removed him from the care system to a cottage by the sea. There they spent their time walking, watching films and drawing - and reconnected as brothers on Reuben's road to recovery. Manni and Reuben have written a book called Brother. Do. You. Love. Me.
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Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: May Cameron
(Photo: Manni and Reuben Coe. Credit: Eddy Pearce)
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