Published 19:46 IST, June 16th 2021

'So beautiful': Dad with ALS dancing at daughter's wedding makes netizens emotional

“There were a lot of beautiful highlights this weekend, but watching my dad and Tenaya dance in their father-daughter dance," Bride's sister wrote on Facebook.

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A footage of a far suffering from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) dancing with his daughter in his power wheelchair on her wedding day has inspired internet. Shared by a Facebook user Dakota Snider short clip depicts a story of resilience and strength despite impairment in which an enthusiastic d does not let ALS take a special moment away on his daughter’s big day.  In caption to now-viral video, Snider informed that her sister Tenaya danced with ir far who is battling ALS on her wedding day.

“re were a lot of beautiful highlights this weekend, but watching my d and Tenaya dance in ir far-daughter dance,” former wrote in caption of post. Shortly after heartfelt video was shared online it drew empatic responses and applauds for courageous far, for making his daughter’s day special and demonstrating spirit of not giving up. “How absolutely beautiful,” a commenter wrote. “A sweet moment filled with love never to be forgotten what an amazing family you have Dakota thank you for sharing,” anor said. 

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This Indiana d, with ALS, travels for 2 hours

ALS impacts as many as 20,000 Americans at any given time mostly those aged between40 and 70, according to statistics by ALS Association. But despite body movement degeneration, voluntary muscle action progressively affected, and wheelchair-bound, several patients from time to time have demonstrated hope by example. “I have never documented something so beautiful in my life,” described an US-based photographer in words when he captured anor similar viral video of a far battling ALS performing ‘special dance’ at his daughter’s wedding two years ago. Elias Pabo shared sentimental video that he shot for northwest Indiana family, rendering many on internet ‘emotional’. 

In his video that went viral, far of all bedecked bride, Tim Franciski travelled two hours to wedding to walk her daughter down aisle, and not just that, he performed a dance routine on his power wheelchair. Tim was also diagnosed with neurodegenerative ailment ALS that affected his nerve cells in brain and spinal cord, causing impairment to his arms and legs. But that did not deter Indiana d from dancing on Michael Bolton’s Fars & Daughters track on her daughter’s big day. Tim, who bride Katie Franciski described as a “strong, determined, amazing man,” in an interview with local brocaster WGN9, even managed to out of his chair briefly. 

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19:46 IST, June 16th 2021