Szekeres 'A Thousand Words Don' T Cry

This story rang a familiar bell because of the warnings and regulations going out, all centered around the Zika virus, which is a known cause of microcephaly in pregnant women. Even in the first few paragraphs, we get a glimpse of what life is like when you have a child with microcephaly, especially if they live past the first 24 hours of birth. From the very beginning, you can see Szekeres’ mission to provide a different life for her son than what she is told to expect. For example, when the doctors tell her that her son will only live until four, she dealt with the negative comments that came from everyone, including those most important to her, and continued caring for Tibor. She breaks all barriers in this story, just as all the others in
Not only is neglect and deprivation of the handicapped a problem in Hungary, it is truly a worldwide phenomenon. To see that Alliance is not only offering better living conditions and a “true home” for these disable people, but a chance to work, establish a life and even save for a future is amazing. It also came as a shock to me that even though she had to deal with her own son’s deficits, she found time and a heart to establish all these places for others like Tibor. All too often we hear parents around us complain about how hard it is to take care of their normal children, meanwhile, we have woman like Szekeres creating whole communities and developmental systems that allow them to hone their strengths and get them as close as possible to being what we would call “normal”. It was a huge shock to me, that as they became ready, Alliance even provided them assistance and support with moving into their own apartments and housing units. To take these people that doctors believe won’t live past childhood and be able to shuffle them off into the world with confidence that they can live for themselves speaks volumes on the work that Szekeres