Michael Rowe is a person with a disability due to a motorcycle accident in Sept. of 1982, at the age of 16. After the accident he was in the hospital for several weeks then transferred to an intensive rehabilitation unit, where he learned to clothe and feed himself, and use a wheelchair, do transfers from his wheelchair, and began to gradually walk with a walker. One side of his body is very limited, but he gained strength, gradually increasing his abilities to function in daily life. His speech is affected by the accident, but Michael learned how to communicate quite well despite this and most people could understanding what he wanted to say.

After 4 months of intensive rehabilitation the doctors sent Mike home, and he went on to go to regular school. He was home for 2 years, and then transferred to a foster care boarding school, as it became more difficult for his brother to care for him and work too.

He lived at Shady Pines foster care , in Battle Creek, Michigan for the next 10 years. The records indicate that Michael was sent home from the rehab on NO medication and continued to progress for the next 12 years without medications. See photos...

He learned to adapt to his disability. Family and Friends described Mike as bright, happy, out-going and a fun loving person. Mike enjoyed school, and especially liked wood working class, and competition wheel chair sports, bowling, swimming, and gardening. He won awards for the competitions. He liked girls and they liked him. He dated mostly non -handicapped girls. He liked going out with friends , to fairs, and dances and proms. (see photos, how happy and healthy Mike looked!)

His school documents through the years are glowing with good reports, and proclaim that Mike was groomed for independent living upon graduation and recommended for job training. It took Mike longer to get through school due to his disability, but he made it , and got his high school diploma! Mike was excited about getting into an apartment (needing some assistance with daily care), and becoming independent.

But then a horrible turn of events occurred which shattered Mikes dreams of ever having the freedom to enjoy even the simple pleasures in life that every human being is entitled to... our certain *unalienable rights *** life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. In late 1995 ( nearly 14 years AFTER Mikes accident) he ended up in a so-called rehab facility which claim to specialize in treating persons with head injuries. Mike was lead to believe by a social worker that this move would train Mike for a job and independent living.

**** Note ; this is where I met Mike. I , Katie Morris had taken a new nursing job in this facility , from an ad in the paper. I was wanting to expand my nursing experience in another area. This job changed my life forever. I never imagined such shoddy run facility, akin to the horror stories of the back wards in the old state hospitals. I thought this kind of mistreatment in the medical profession was abolished. I was appalled at the abuses to patients there, the gross human rights violations, and the fact most of the residents at this facility took complete care of themselves requiring No nursing care at all. They were mostly young men between the ages of 18 and 30, who had a injury at some point and time in their life by a motor accident. Many had recovered and could live outside the institution, but were held as literal hostages. Many had not seen the outside of the facility in years, not even for holidays. My heart went out to them. They were very vocal about their desire to get out, and get their life's back. I could not understand why they could not get out. Through out my employment there, I tried to find out why they could not get out. The underlying factor in all cases was that ... "the guardian called the shots", "their guardians made them stay there". It was what you would call a "guardian hell hole .. a black hole with no escape." Many, including Michael Rowe tried to escape, but would get hauled back and punished and labeled an "elope-er". I saw no real rehab going on in this facility.

I took my concerns to the administration time and time again, asking why these young men could not ever leave the place, why were they being denied visitors, even pastoral visits, the resounding reply was... " you have to realize Katie, these people are brain inured!" After making too many waves, and asking too many questions, I was fired after about 9 months of employment.

I never forgot those people whom I considered my friends, my bothers and sisters in Christ. I promised Michael and some others that I would keep trying to get to the bottom of what was going on, and that I would not give up trying to help them.

From that time on --- 1998 until now nearly 2007, I am still fighting for their freedom. My husband and I became close friends of Michael Rowe's eldest brother in 1998 as we fought for to get Mike out of this guardianship that robbed Mike of precious years of his life. In 1998 we petitioned the court for a change of guardianship. After studying the laws on guardianship it was evident that Mike had a legal right to change guardians, and a legal right to choose his guardian. By law it should not have been any problem at all, but we did not know what was down the pipe for poor Michael.

We did not find out until by accident some 4 years after Judge Philip Harter denied Mike his choice of change of guardian, (from a guardian, Inc. that the Judge himself played a part in setting up)... .. after we continued to search court files looking for reasons why this injustice took place... that the truth came out. We discovered that before our petition for change of guardian a 10 million dollar law suit was filed by Guardian, Inc. unbeknown to Michael Rowe, his family . This law suit came out of the fact I filed a formal complaint to the State Licensing Dept, of the abuses and rights violations I witnessed at this facility. The Guardian, Inc. saw an opportunity to use the findings of this state investigation to cash in on a big settlement . But Michael Rowe, the victim of the abuse nor his family nor us knew anything about this. The Judge obviously was involved in the conspiracy as he blatantly violated many laws, to keep Mike incarcerated in a restricted facility, until this settlement took place. Michael Rowe was victimized by the agencies which claim to be his "protectors."

All these years have passed and Mike continues to live in isolation, denied basic human rights.. even the freedom of association. The guardian Inc., continues to deny Mike visits from the people he loves and is closest to. His brother must schedule appointments to see Michael. Often times those requests are denied.

---- you are about to learn about America's corrupt 'guardianship system' . It is very important that America wakes up to the evil system of guardianship as YOU could be next on their hit list. This could happen to YOU! You could be in a auto accident and wake up from your hospital bed and without your consent nor knowledge, be placed by court order under a unwanted guardianship, which controls now every aspect of your life ----

'GUARDIANSHIP THE REAL MEANING' -- "The typical ward of the court has fewer rights that the typical felon -- he can no longer receive money or pay his bills ", one witness testified at a U.S. House Subcommittee hearing in 1987 . "By appointing a guardian, the court entrusts to someone else the power to choose where you will live, what medical treatment you will get and in some cases when you will die! In short guardianship is the MOST punitive civil penalty that can be levied against an American Citizen."

Michael Rowe was unjustly "railroaded" into a guardianship, due to the fact his accident fell under Michigan's NO Fault Auto, Insurance, which has a catastrophic fund which pays for 'care' of the injured party for life, if the accident happened in a auto wreck. The ring of conspirators saw Mikes case as one which would bring a host of greedy profiteers unlimited funding, through this insurance slush fund. Once snared in the trap, few ever get out. They are locked up and used as "cash cows", for the corrupt and greedy profiteers involved.

Look at the photos of Michael Rowe the 14 years following his accident. Pictures are worth more than a thousand words.. they prove Mike did NOT belong in an institution, segregated, force drugged, denied any sense of community living, because of his disability, even denied visitors, phone calls and mail, and denied the freedom of association to even have friends of his choice come visit him and take him out.

But this is exactly what happened to Michael Rowe. Fourteen years AFTER his accident he was unjustly "put away", by a court order of a corrupt judge who willfully ignored the laws set to specifically protect the rights of persons with disabilities to live in freedom.

(photo ) CAN YOU TELL WHO IS DISABLED? neither can Jesus . Jesus does not put people into categories with labels--- God created us all and loves each one of us regardless of a disability we are still human beings, Gods creation. He calls us to love one another and have his attitude for ; "For there is no respect of persons with God." Romans 2:11

Michigan law states persons with disabilities are entitled to live in the least restrictive environment of the persons choice, which fosters the development of maximum self-reliance and independence. Guardianship is to be the last resort of the courts, and "if" the courts order a guardianship-- a partial guardianship is to be the first option, and the person is entitled to a jury trial for this determination. The Michigan Mental Health Code also reinforces this with the Inclusion Best Practice Guidelines, stating persons with disabilities are entitled to a full share in ALL the privileges and resources the community has to offer.

The Americans with Disabilities ACT of 1990 (ADA) -- Congress ruled the isolation and segregation of individuals with disabilities as a serious and pervasive form of discrimination. In 1999, the Supreme court ruled in the Olmstead case, that states are required to place persons with disabilities in community settings rater than in institutions... determining that.. "Unjustified placement or retention of persons in institutions SEVERELY limits their exposure to the outside community, and constitutes a form of discrimination based on disability.

Persons with disabilities are being discriminated against across the board by our courts. Judges are "willfully" ignoring (violating) these laws. Judges are "railroading" , unlawfully, persons with certain disabilities, namely those who sustained head injuries who fall under Michigan's No- Fault Auto Insurance Claims, and who have pending accident settlements. Once snared into a guardianship, the corrupt now have control over every aspect of the persons life and finances. That means they can "steal" the injured parties multi million dollar settlements, without the injured parties knowledge, as in Michael Rowe's case. Each player gets their piece of the pie, while forcing the accident victim into horrid institutions that hold them as literal hostages while the money train keeps flowing, as with Michael Rowe's case.

The corruption does not stop there. The guardians immediately take out large life insurance policies on their new 'wards' of the court, so they collect even after they die! The corrupt facilities which partake in this scam may be state licensed, "group homes", nursing homes, and fake "rehabs' that do no rehab at all but are only licensed as "foster care homes". As is the case with the facility Michael Rowe is incarcerated in per court order. Coach House Rehab Center, in Coldwater, Michigan claims it is a specialty rehab that treats "head injured."

There is no such licensing under this specialty. These fake facilities are ONLY licensed as "foster care homes." Mike gets NO rehab for his disability, only forced drugging of dangerous high doses of psychotropic drugs. The last yearly court documents state, Mike is on Prozac, Flouxetine, Vioxx, Tripeptal, Depakote, Desyrel, Seroquel and other maintenance medications.

***** It is important to remember that for 14 years following Mikes accident he was on NO medication. He was healthy and could transfer himself from his wheel chair without assistance. He walked with a walker in school, and lifted weights and exercised, building up his strength and muscles.
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*** Now after 4 years of so-called specialized rehab in a fake facility, where Michael is forced drugged to the kilt, he can no longer do transfers, he cannot walk with the walker, he has no strength in his legs nor body, and is zombie like, and can barely stay awake during the day! Is is any wonder that the doctors involved in Mikes so-called 'care', have stocks in these rehabs, as do the drug companies that supply the drugs to these places! See Photo of Mike's deteriorating condition...

How could this kind of injustice be happening in a so -called free country? Who are the culprits? ... REMEMBER ONE THING -- IT TAKES A JUDGE TO PUT SOMEONE UNDER A GUARDIANSHIP.

Just as in the Holocaust one must ask -- "who was responsible for the Holocaust?"

If not for certain Nazi judges, guilty of war crimes, men who willingly distorted the law to perpetuate the greatest atrocity ever committed against humanity-- the Holocaust could not have happened.

If not for the corrupt Nazi doctors, who were promised the cushiest jobs, who preformed the gruesome drug experiments on the Jews and disabled people the Holocaust could not have happened.

Just as with these fake head injury rehabs "created" by our government, the Judges and doctors and certain other players involved, being social workers, lawyers, owners of these facilities, and powerful drug companies are responsible for the corruption and crimes against humanity concerning Michael Rowe and thousands of others who are trapped due to this dirty guardianship racketeering operation.

History has repeated itself. The corrupt guardianship is stripping innocent people of their freedoms and liberties. The abuses and isolation done to the victims is unconscionable! It is despicable to think money hungry greed has driven players to partake in such crimes against humanity! But the Bible warns us that .. "The Love of money is the root of All Evil", and Michael's situation is proof of it!

At least there was an end to World War II... finally the war came to an end, when the flood light was shown on the evils of Hitler and the Holocaust, but not so with guardianships in this country. It seems without end, and is getting worse not better.

This evil continues to terrorize countless accident victims, snaring and imprisoning them into Nazi -like concentration camps, calling them care families and rehabs ... for profit! Guardianship is nothing more than "ownership of human beings" , a for- profit business and big business at that! The average fee for one of these facilities is 1000 dollars a
DAY!

These kind of atrocities should not be going on in a free country!

Michael Rowe's case is 'a tip of the ice burg'. His situation is not isolated. The statistics prove that Michigan is top on the list where this guardianship corruption exits. Michigan has more guardianship's appointed than any state in the country ,including California which is 3 times it's size! IT is being used by States to force people into institutions who do not belong there, as in Michael's case.. due to greedy profiteers.

Head Injury facilities were non existent before 1980. In early 1980's guardianships more than quadrupled in Michigan.

Do you really think that Michigan has more mentally incapacitate persons than any other state in the country?...(which is the criteria which has to be established before placing someone under a guardianship) The head injury industry went full force in the 1980's and the main trick they use to nab persons for life in their Nazi facilities is by putting them under a guardianship! It is the corrupt guardianship system that is filling the beds to capacity in these facilities in this state and country! Generating jobs, and profit for the states. Just as the concentration camps did.. they generated jobs, at the expense of innocent human lives!

Most all persons in these facilities are under unwanted guardianships! That is the ONLY thing holding them there against their will. If not for the guardianship's the party could check out of the facility on their free will.

There have always been various forms of head injuries -- (wars, auto wrecks, work and recreation accidents ect.) What is new is that the field of head injury has been taken over by profiteers, acting under the guise of medicine, whose primary purpose is profit, not patient care! Due to the underling agenda of the brain injury facilities, driven by greedy , private, for-profit corporations, there are strong incentives by our State and Federal bureaucrats, to "put people away" with brain injuries. They are nothing more than a "scam"!

What are we going to do about this ? Are we going to do as most did during the Holocaust, and pretend it is not going on? Are we going to deny the facts as they hit us in the face? Are we going to have the attitude, " if it is not on my doorstep we will not get involved"?

We have a moral obligation to DO SOMETHING to stop the abuse of guardianship and the injustice done to Michael Lee Rowe.

We have an obligation to speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves! The Bible commands us to stand up for those who are oppressed and persecuted, for those who cannot speak for themselves. We are to be the voice for the Michael's in this world!

What can you do to help free Michael from this oppression and injustice?

First and foremost you can commit to prayer for Michael and e-mail me to let me know you will be praying for Michael's freedom until God answers.

Next you can write to the Supreme Court and demand an investigation into Michael Rowe's situation. You can write letters to the President of the United States, to our congressmen, and public officials which are suppose to be overseeing our courts concerning the corrupt guardianship system.

You can keep keep checking on this web site and direct others to it, so there is no one who can claim ignorance of this horrid dilemma in our country concerning guardianships.

There will be regular updates and more information with photos, and video clips exposing the crimes done to Michael Rowe.

You can certainly help by supporting Joe Oreskovich ministry.. the Grave Digger ministry. If not for Joe's heart of compassion to want to help Mike and his willingness to get the truth out, via his Christian T.V. Program.. Michael would not have a chance to see freedom. Joe's ministry is one of outreach to the destitute, as in Michael Rowe's situation.

But few remember to thank him with support. It is costly to keep a show like this on the air, and is only supported by viewers. Please help us keep this word out until an answer comes from God.. until Mike is set free.

Joe is committed to keep Mikes story out , but he cannot do it without your help.

Together we can work for the glory of God. Romans 8:28 - and we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose.

((Deuteronomy 33:27) The eternal God is they refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms; and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, destroy them.

Thank you from my heart, and from Michael Rowe's heart. We must work together to free Michael. Only by public outrage and concern will Mike be forced to be released by his oppressors. May God bless you , who have a heart of compassion to help Joe and me and Mikes family, get justice and freedom for Michael Rowe.
Sincerely, Katie Morris.

P.S. You may try to send Mike letters and cards.. which will give a strong message to the facility and guardian , Inc. that we have not given up and that people across this great land are outraged at what they have done to an innocent disabled young man, who deserves to have his life back.

Address is: Michael Lee Rowe
Coach House Rehabilitation Center
265 N. Michigan Ave.
Coldwater, Michigan 49036

Phone no of this facility is; 1-517-278-5933
The director is Paula Biolchini (who happens to have only a LPN, one year certificate -- and has no such specialty in head injury).