The account that caught my attention was about the girl in Topeka, KS, that had the mind of a four year old girl. Her mother takes her to a church awaiting their doom and she retells her story so vividly the doctors present even struggle to bring themselves back to reality. There's lots of grown ups around her and she remember people discussing what they should do to save themselves and their children also. Sharon talks about the church members pushing benches to the doors, attempting to create a barrier between the living and the dead. Unfortunately, some dumb ass breaks out one of the windows trying to do whatever he felt was going to help, and destroys the safety barrier. Suddenly, her mom begins to choke her (i think) in an attempt to protect her from the ghouls, but she's rescued by her friends mom (Ashley) who has been killed by the ghouls before reaching the safe haven of the church and is told to "Run, just run, run, run."
This story was important to me because even though she had the mental capacity of a four year old, Sharon was still able to understand what was going on and had more reason than those well above her level. She had the talent of telling her stories in such a way that made those around fear that this was going to happen right in front of them. Everyone's story is valuable and everyone has a voice, some are just too ignorant to know it.
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