The story: Slowed by Lou Gehrig's Disease, Jenny Hoff is thankful for the help she receives from children in her neighborhood.

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Produced by Dan Pelle

Jenny Hoff is losing the use of her limbs. She has been diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) or better known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. But she is gaining the friendship of young people from her Spokane Valley neighborhood. The children give their time and efforts to attend to chores around Hoff’s home. Hoff, in return gives the kids lessons in life.

Dan--Excellent piece--Keep up the good
work!

John

Excellant!.....wonderful job and very insightful...thanks for doing this.....

Wow, great to see what great kids can do and an adult with a can do attitude.

This is a fantastic piece! I hope you send it out to major media stations because it is very well done and could really show people about ALS.

Hey,Dan,
Very very nice!
I'm emceeing Jenny's Luau this Saturday. She's something else, and those kids are adorable.
Take care,
Debra Wilde

Thank you for doing this story about "Lesson in Life". I live in Walla Walla and also have ALS. Jenny and I met last year in Washington DC when we had the opportunity to advocate for an ALS registry. Jenny is certainly an inspiration. Carrie

Thank you for a wonderful inspiring story on Jenny, she has touched many lives and will continue to do so.
The Inspiration, spirit and love in this story are a few of the many things that ALS cannot destroy!

Love ya Jenny!
Sonja Zimmer

Wow! what an amazing woman Jenny is in the face of adversity. Everyone needs to see her story since we are all guilty of getting caught up in the "whinies." What a remarkable group of kids too--they need to be nominated for a Chase Youth Award next year. Thank you Dan for a moving video.

Dan - what a beautiful heartwarming story. You have truly found the essence of Jenny - a sincere, loving and caring person living with ALS. And her "Angels on Empire" are our future. What a gift!!
Thank you for what you do - Debbie King

Wow - Dan!

This is the very best story you've done so far. Keep up the good work, and keep touching hearts. After all, that is all that matters in the end.

Ingrid

Jenny--the most wonderful gift that a person can receive is something to do--some way to make a difference.
God Bless you and those wonderful children. All we have in this world is each other.

Gay

What a heartening video! I smiled, I wept, I laughed. Wonderfully done! Everyone who meets Jenny comes away feeling good about the world, in spite of the struggles, hardships and realities of life. Here is a woman who meets them head-on with a Great Attitude. What a great bunch of kids too. They are an inspiration AND a revelation.

Wow. This moved my heart. These kids really ring true the statement, that our children represent the best parts of us.... It's good to see that. Best of luck Jenny!

This is a very sweet story, and I thank you for sharing it with us. You have an amazing gift, Jenny, and it is so affirming to those kids the way you are allowing them in to your life. The caregiving skills and attitudes they are learning now will benefit them all their lives, and you have been allowed into their little lives now with a great opportunity to teach. Bless you.

Great story. There are so many people who are/ or have suffered with this disease,that it's nice to see the young children helping.

This piece on Jenny Hoff needs to be on "60 minutes" or "Nightline". It is extremely well produced, and she is giving an incredible gift to these children on how to live a productive and caring life.
Joan Knecht RN

Beautiful piece. ALS strikes so many and in so many ways, and yet, so many know nothing about the disease. She is teaching those kids something that only she can teach. What an angel she is.

I read (& saw) Tuesdays with Morrie. Now we have Everyday with Jennie, as she too teaches lessons about living with adversity. Thank you Jenny and Dan