Oh Pete...it was never (or rarely) my PALS that caused me pain. The pain came from watching someone I love so much have to battle the beast. The pain came from other people not understanding especially when it is your own family as we said here before. I wish I didn't have to do everything for my PALS but ONLY because I could see how much it affected him not being able to do things for himself. I would have ridden that ALS ride for as long as he was willing. We CALS love our PALS Pete. We'll take you anyway we can have you. I'm so grateful for that time I had with him.