After more than three decades, Bill and Estella retired together in 1996. By that point, they were both a little disillusioned. They loved their teams and the life they had built together. Crownsville had put their kids through college and helped their family afford land in Anne Arundel. But budgets were slashed year after year. Patients were being sent out onto the streets to return to the “community,” although it seemed there was no plan for their continuing care. Bill had seen countless bodies—and Estella had worked with generations of kids, adults, and families. Estella knew it was time to
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