This article, a story about a family with children with disabilities and the people who are helping them, shows the power of speaking in narratives, and the liberation of understanding in narratives. It looks at the issues of narrative truth, meaning, embodiment, believability, and empathy in the context of power, marginalization, and control. It illustrates that thinking through a narrative approach demarginalizes the Other and lets us form more equal connections through our joint life experiences.
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