Margaret Hawkins shares the story of her sister Barbara's struggle with schizophrenia and her parents' decision to care for her undiagnosed at their Chicago home for thirty years, and discusses how the situation changed after their parents died and Margaret, as guardian, sought the help Barbara needed to deal with the mental illness.
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