Eva thankful to her mentally challenged sister - Nov 27, 2007
Eva Longoria admits her mentally challenged sister helped to appreciate life from another point of views. The Desperate Housewives star revealed to Parade magazine that her sister Liza was her hero while becoming an adult. She says, “Liza is mentally challenged. She was my hero growing up.“It was a blessing to watch her overcome every obstacle - tying her shoes, putting on a shirt, getting out the front door.” Longoria follows, “And yet she still had a job and would come home on the bus by herself and help with dinner.”You could only imagine the hurdles she encountered every minute of the day.” Liza, who the actress’ oldest sister, generated such an impact on the family that their mother Ella turned into a special-education teacher to help her daughter cope with her disability. “Liza was a role model to get me ready for life in Hollywood,” Longoria says. “You don’t take life for granted. “It seems too insignificant to go: ‘Darn it, I didn’t get that movie role’ or ‘Darn it, so-and-so is wearing the same dress as me to the Emmys’. “I didn’t know there was another way. I thought everyone should be sensitive and somewhat unselfish,” concludes the actress.
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