55 | Manni and Reuben Coe

About this episode

Manni and Reuben Coe discuss their close relationship, the challenges of having a sibling with additional needs, and their collaborative book.

Manni and Reuben (Booba) Coe are two of four brothers. Reuben is the baby of the family and was born with Downs Syndrome (or Up Syndrome as he would like to rebrand it.) The pair lived together for years and are exceptionally close. However, a spell apart during the pandemic was bad for Reuben as you will hear - and he doesn't speak very much at the moment. We talk about all that, about having a sibling with additional needs and about the book that Manni and Reuben have written together: brother. do. you. love. me. Relatively is brought to you in partnership with leading family history website, Findmypast. With family records you won’t find anywhere else and easy-to-use tools to help your family tree bloom, Findmypast is the perfect place to explore your ancestors’ amazing stories. Start building your family tree for free at Findmypast today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guests: Manni Coe, Reuben Coe

Topics covered

• siblings
• Downs Syndrome
• family relationships
• pandemic impact
• writing
• additional needs

Keywords

• siblings
• Downs Syndrome
• family
• pandemic
• book
• relationships
• additional needs

Sponsors

Findmypast

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: brother. do. you. love. me.

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