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At the end of January 2020, Reuben Coe moved into a residential care home in southern England. Reuben has Down syndrome and is non-verbal. Five weeks after he moved in, the pandemic was declared and he was locked down and completely isolated. A message to his brother Manni Coe set off an alarm and Manni removed Reuben. He spent the next several months helping him back to health. Manni tells us about his brother, the rescue, the toll of the pandemic and what he discovered in those months together, which he writes about in their new book.
of a care home during the pandemic to try to improve his mental health has written a book about their time together. manni coe says he had to act after reuben, who has down s syndrome, sent him a plea for help via text message. alison freeman went to meet them. i peeled rueben s many layers off and give him a hug. is that a twinkle i see in his eyes? i miss you. he whispers. i ve missed you too. did you have a good day? idid. sometimes ijest. the road to get here has been long for rueben to be able to read out loud from the book his brother manny has written about their relationship and the time they spent together during lockdown. he was living in a care home in dorset when the pandemic struck.