On the surface, the Galvins were the model American family. Parents Mimi and Don lived in Colorado Springs in the 1950s and 60s and had 12 children, 10 boys and two girls. Don Galvin was an instructor at the Air Force Academy.
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KCRW’s Joanthan Bastian talks with Robert Kolker about his book.
The following interview excerpts
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When doctors told Don and Mimi Galvin that two of their sons had schizophrenia, did they accept the diagnosis?
Robert Kolker: “I m not so sure they were happy about the schizophrenia diagnosis at first, but once both Jim and Donald were diagnosed, they suddenly were on high alert for others. In fact, they put one of their sons into the psych unit of a hospital because they thought he might have had a problem. It turns out he didn’t, and he was just partying too much. He was a hippie and took too many drugs.