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Lisa Archibald spends much of her time caring for her brother, John-David Mixon, at her home in Byron, Georgia.

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Updated 3:42 p.m. Friday. 

By late morning, it’s getting hot in Lisa Archibald’s garage, even with the big door pulled open.

She points a whirring box fan at her brother, John-David Mixon. He sits in a wheelchair and watches the occasional car pass by their home in Byron, Georgia.