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Marlene Bryenton has her son back home, but worries about what’s next

When Marlene Bryenton's adult son suffered a mental health crisis last year, he left P.E.I. and ended up living on the streets in Toronto. She tracked him down with the help of strangers on Facebook, but struggled to secure treatment because her son suffers from anosognosia — a condition where people do not understand that they’re sick. Bryenton tells Matt Galloway why she thinks the system needs to force help on those who don't know they need it; and what it’ll be like to have him home for Christmas this year.

P.E.I.'s newly proclaimed Missing Persons Act may have come into force too late to make a significant difference in the Summer Kneebone inquiry, says a mother whose family was helped by a similar act in Ontario.

In this issue, a guide to staying in the black as a post-secondary student; Nancy Macdonald reveals the tension between community firefighters and the province; and Pico Iyer wants you to cherish your favourite spots before they’re gone

A PEI woman relies on kindly strangers to track her homeless son