All Mike'd Up

Michael's childhood wasn't one that could be classified as living in the American Dream. He, along with seven other siblings were born into poverty living in the projects on the lower westside of New York City. What so many other children in the 1960's middle class America had, Michael never experienced the love and security that a stable family life provides. At the age of five, due to his parents indigence, he along with his brothers and sisters were removed from his parents custody and placed in an orphanage on Staten Island called St. Michaels Home. This shattered all hopes Michael had for any resemblance of a normal family. While living at the orphanage home, Michael, along with his younger brother Timothy, were than placed in a foster home only to become a Victim of "Child Abuse" at the hands of his foster father for 7 years while his brother Timothy was never touched. At the age of 15, and with help from of his social worker, Michael wa