The Moth

An Unexpected Alliance

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Maria Hodermarska fights for services for her son.

Tags Parenthood Disability Adversity Healthcare Injury Mental health Parents Health Strength Customer service Serious Moving Thought-provoking Grateful

Storyteller

Maria Hodermarska

Featured on

Knowing How and When to Fight

Original Air Date

January 8, 2019

Recorded Date

July 16, 2015

“I think of it kind of as a narrative purgatory... when you want to talk about your son's majestic humanity, to know that the story that really counts is how he can't tie his shoes.”

Photo by Jason Falchook
Maria Hodermarska

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