Lives Less Ordinary
Lives Less Ordinary
BBC World Service
'Brother. do. you. love. me.' The SMS that changed our lives
40 minutes Posted Apr 23, 2023 at 11:30 pm.
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Brothers Manni and Reuben Coe, and the text that prompted a lockdown rescue mission.

Manni was living in Spain when he received this troubling text from his younger brother Reuben. Reuben has Down's syndrome, and had become isolated and non-verbal while living in a care home in the UK during the Covid pandemic. Manni decided to stage a rescue — a 'bro-nap' — and together they embarked on a loving journey of brotherhood and recovery. Manni and Reuben have written a book called Brother. Do. You. Love. Me.

Presenter: Jo Fidgen

Producer: May Cameron