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[quote=Anonymous]As someone who has lost her Mother to ALS, I commend you for offering to help this family. The amount of suffering that is involved with ALS is not truly understood by many. This man will suffer progressive paralysis of every muscle in his body, which will eventually make him unable to move, eat, talk and swallow his own saliva. This means a caretaker will need to sit beside him every waking moment to suction his saliva for him every few minutes. This family will need more and more help as time goes on.

However, regardless of what we all are going through at any one time, we never get a “pass” for bad behavior. You must talk with both parents about their daughter. You can do it compassionately. I agree with a previous poster that having this Dad express his disappoint to his daughter and use this as a teaching moment would likely be extremely impactful to this child. I hope your daughter gets the appropriate apology, the offending child can turn her behavior around and you can continue to help this family. [/quote]

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