• Photo by Chris Courtney / MPW.57
  • PHOTO BY Chris Courtney / MPW.57
  • A family's difficult reality
  • 14-year-old Matthew Vereyken, and his four siblings and mother, all on prescription medications, struggle to live a "normal" life.
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  • Matthew Vereyken, a 14-year-old freshman in high school, spends much of his time alone.