Linda Mancuso

“I'm hoping against hope that this thing gets resolved,”

Linda Mancuso · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-06

Mancuso expressed hope that the situation regarding Jean's immigration status would be resolved.

“I care about [Jean] as a human being, he needs a livelihood - and this has been a livelihood for him, and he's good at it, helping my son.”

Linda Mancuso · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-06

Mancuso expressed concern for Jean as a human being who needs his livelihood as a caregiver.

“With Jean, I had not a care in the world,”

Linda Mancuso · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-06

Mancuso said she felt at peace when her son was cared for by Jean.

“And I think he sensed that from Jean - that it's not just a job.”

Linda Mancuso · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-06

Mancuso said she believed her son sensed that Jean's care was more than just a job.

“the hardest thing I've ever had to do”

Linda Mancuso · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-06

Mancuso described the difficulty of placing her son Michael in residential care at age 19.

“Certain people just have it,”

Linda Mancuso · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-06

Mancuso described the special quality her son's Haitian caregiver Jean had.

“Showering, sleeping, eating, tying his shoes - Michael can't tie his shoes - I mean, there's so much hands-on involvement, and Jean did all of that,”

Linda Mancuso · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-06

Mancuso described the hands-on care Jean provided to her nonverbal 23-year-old son Michael.

“And it's directly impacting my son by his lack of presence here - and I want him back.”

Linda Mancuso · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-06

Mancuso described the direct impact of Jean's absence on her son and said she wants him back.

“He's literally a lifeline.”

Linda Mancuso · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-06

Mancuso described the special quality her son's Haitian caregiver Jean had.

“That's one of the things that, as a parent, you worry [about]. Does this kid know that there are other people in the world, other than me, that love him?”

Linda Mancuso · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-06

Mancuso worried whether her nonverbal son knows that people other than her love him.