Medicated for your Protection – Portraits of Mental Illness LIMITED ...

Joe, 59, was born in Hollywood and has lived in Harbor Viewfor thirty years. Joe shared these details about himself. His parentspassed away but he has one sister. “They couldn’t take care of meanymore. My father was a window washer, and my mother was ahousewife and housekeeper for big homes in the hills.” He has nokids and was never married. Joe likes electronics, and he can fixtelevisions, radios, watches, bikes, pipes, fire alarms, and electricalwiring boxes. His job at Harbor View is to carry the trays andmedical boxes to the medication room. He is very quiet and stays tohimself. He often picks up old cigarette butts from the ground andpuffs on them.28