Outside reading

Today I read an article in the Pioneer press about a family that lives in Hugo who lives will never be the same. The dad is a dentists that was diagnosed with lymphoma and two months after that devastating news they found out the mom has a fatal disease called ALS which means amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Its really scary because both of these diseases are fatal. The mom has a quick progression of ALS and is paralyzed from the neck down. The dad has a two stem cell transplants and they find out in a month if the most recent one actually worked. These parents have two kids who are know twelve and fourteen who live with their grandmother in Edina. They held a benefit Sunday night for the family to raise money for medical bills. They are currently living on the generosity of family and friends because the parents have no way of making an income because they are so sick. My family has chosen to make a donation to help them during this holiday season if anyone else would like to make one the contact information is Houston Benefit Fund, 4700 Clark Ave., White Bear Lake, MN 55110