ニューヨーク・タイムズのインスタグラム(nytimes) - 12月23日 12時03分

Careen Williams had all the elements to make her life happy: a job helping patients at a medical center, a marriage to a childhood friend from Jamaica and a healthy child. But when her son, C.J., approached 2 years old, things began to change. “He would just stand right here and stare out the window, or walking on toe point or flapping his hands. I figured something was wrong.” A psychologist later diagnosed her son with autism. At first, Careen said she was depressed by the diagnosis. Then she got to work learning about her son’s condition. “I just got up, and I’m like, ‘O.K., enough is enough.’” C.J. is 5 now, and other parents at his school call Careen “Supermom” for her dedication to her son and the progress he has made. But C.J.’s care hasn’t been easy for Careen. To care for her son, Careen had to delay her dream of nursing school, her marriage broke up amid the stress, and C.J.’s intense meltdowns have aggravated an old back injury, forcing Careen to walk with a cane and take leave from her job. Still, Careen says that C.J. is her greatest motivation. “He always puts a smile on my face.” Careen and C.J.’s story is just one of many highlighted in our Neediest Cases Fund, our annual campaign to provide direct assistance to those who are facing tough times. To learn more about Neediest Cases, tap the link in our bio. @jbrightphoto took this photo of Careen and C.J.

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