starring Mark Ruffalo (as the older brothers).As the series progresses, Thomas’ paranoid schizophrenia manifests itself when the brothers get to college; Dominick, who fiercely loves and protects his brother, can only look on helplessly.“My brother, who’s 13 years older than me, started to get symptoms [of schizophrenia] when he was in his early 20s and I was around 9,” says Ettinger, who grew up in nearby Fair Lawn, NJ. “The age gap what it was between us, I didn’t understand what was happening.“He’s doing great now and he’s been watching [the series] and it’s really moving him,” he says. “My own dad, who’s not the most outwardly emotional person, has called me after every episode and he’s really emotional.
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