The Invisible People of Denver

Ernie Leyba

Denver Post

His name is John. When he was 23, something happened in his mind. He began speaking to voices only he could hear. A doctor told his family John was a hopeless schizophrenic. He spent 24 years in a state hospital. Now he lives in a dilapidated boarding home. He lives a lonely life, wandering the streets and sitting alone in his room.

Ernie Leyba, "The Invisible People of Denver," in POYi Archive, Item #9102, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/9102 (accessed November 23, 2024).