Maria Guadalupe Mendez Fabian
49 years old / Homemaker
Maria doesn’t work because she has to take care of her two children, both of whom have a mental illness and epilepsy—conditions she also suffers from. She is responsible for them full-time, while her husband, Luis, works to support the family.
Saira Yamileth Martinez
16 years old / Maria’s daughter
Saira has a mild intellectual disability and also suffers from epilepsy. For this reason, she can no longer continue her studies and will instead learn a trade.
They have been living in the same place for seven months, staying in a room that her sister has lent them while they wait for their new house.
