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    A Mother Of A Son With Autism Thanks A Stranger Who Helped: 'Nobody Does What You Do'

    At StoryCorps, Ellen Hughes tells Keith Miller, who also has a son with autism, how much it meant to her when he comforted her son Walker on a difficult visit to the ER last year.
    by Aisha Turner Apr 12, 2019 2 minutes
    Keith Miller and Ellen Hughes both have sons with autism. At StoryCorps in February, Ellen tells Keith how grateful she is that he unexpectedly comforted her son during an emergency room visit last year.

    Last year, 33-year-old Walker Hughes — who has autism and is minimally verbal — was rushed to the hospital after he tried a new medication that made him agitated.

    "We're driving at rush hour and my sweet guy is screaming and grabbing me and we're just scared to

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