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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Anne Aurand / The Bulletin
June 10, 2001
Forty-one-year-old Matt Mitchell was born brain damaged. He can't cook dinner, make his bed or bathe himself. He can't read, write or dial the phone. Matt lives under the constant supervision of his parents, Chris and Verle Mitchell, in southeast Bend.
But like any child, Matt needs to step out....
