. >> reporter: there's no cure for ms. bobliving symptom free. >> the answers and powers within we are not capable. >> reporter: in philadelphia, nbc news. >> so inspiring. with me now, bob to share more about what he accomplished. thank you for being here. let me play a part of the interview and see how he describes your symptoms. >> he also had lesions in his spinal cord. he couldn't read well. he was off balance, unsteady. he was affected visually as well as neurologically. >> pretty amazing. your doctor refers to you as overcoming ms. bob, how would you describe your transformation. >> well, he was the doctor that told me i would be on permanent disability and at that point, i just decided i was going to find my own way out. and i'm a musician. i'm not a doctor. i'm not a chemist. there were answers out there i was determined to find them. >> you must have done some research. you created a diet of exercise and something you called achieving the placebo affect. tell us what that is. >> if you look at any clinical trial, you

. >> reporter: two simple words cut a father to his core when bob cornelius saw his son's completed schoolwork. asked to list ms. friends, his son wrote, no one. >> reporter: bob's son is on the autism spectrum. a heart-broken dad then turned to social media and posted a picture of the assignment sheet. >> the only solution was raising awareness and having parents talk to their kids about being kind and including those different than them. >> it went viral. >> happy day christopher from friend tim. >> now complete strangers are showering christopher with cards and packages letting him know he has friends all over the world and this wed' is just the first. >> it's overwhelming. the number of cards, and we're going to answer all of them. it will take months, but for him i'm really happy because he's going to know how loved he is. >> his dad hopes long after the letters stop flooding in, the messages behind his post go on. >> hopefully all i can ask and hope for is it hits home. >> kris: really neat story. they're going to respond to all of them. it's a lot of work. >> kris: still ahead. time is running out to che

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bob brooks, channel six "action news". >>> on the heels of that tragedy, congregation in delaware county came together to pray for fire tighter, police officers and e ms workers. several officers joined parishioners at bv them for so-called blue mass. this tradition started back in 1934, when more than a thousand police officers and fire fighters took part in the mass in washington d.c., that mass was meant to say thank you to the men and women who served and protect our communities. >>> meanwhile, local muslim group served hundreds of hot meals, to police officers in philadelphia this morning. the muslim american society mosque in the city's juniata section served officers as they prepared to work the puerto rican day parade. mosque started this tradition last year serving meals to 800 officers. >>> speaking of the the parade, there was a celebration of hispanic culture, heritage in center city today. you saw it right here on six abc. >> ♪ >> dozens of groups, danced and performed along the route of the 2016 puerto rican day parade, this years theme was power of our voice. live guests included actor and comedian john and world boxing champion danny g

ms. duckworth. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to highlight the stories of two families from my district. the bronk family, lease is sa and bob have an 8-year-old son brian diagnosed with severe food allergies before he turned 1. lisa carried an epipen for five years. and one day brian ate something and began foaming at the mouth and vomiting and nightmare came true. when he came home from the hospital he said, mom, i don't want to die. even at five years old, brian knew how serious his body's reaction was. he knew his throat was closing. on this occasion, an epipen saved his life. hanson from shaupl burg, illinois is deeply concerned about the skyrocketing process. her daughter and husband both have life threatening peanut allergies. they have to have two sets at camp, grabbed parents's house and mom's purse. that's why michelle took the time to write to me and urge me to do everything in my power to ensure everyone, even those less fortunate, can protect their children with the same level of care. the bronk and hanson families are lucky. they have good insurance. like lisa shared with me, we don't know if they will always b

ms. duckworth. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to highlight the stories of two families from my district, the brock family, lisa and bob, fromolling meadows have an 8-year-old son brian who was diagnosed with severe food allergies before he turned one. lisa carried an epipen for five years and one day her son started foaming at the mouth and vomiting and her nightmare came true. when he came home from the hospital, he told his mom, mom, i don't want to die. even at five years old, he knew how serious his body's reaction was, he knew his throat was closing. on this occasion an epipen saved his life. and from shomberg, illinois, she's deeply concerned about the rising prices. her husband and son have life-saving allergies, so they make sure they have two sets at school, at home and in mom's purse. michelle took the time to write to me and urged me to do everything in my power to ensure everyone, even those less fortunate, can protect their children with the same level of care. the brock and hansome families are lucky. they have good insurance. we don't know that they'll always be in this position and one day may not be able to

ms. duckworth. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to highlight the stories of two families from my district. the bronk family, lease is sa and bob have an 8-year-old son brian diagnosed with severe food allergies before he turned 1. lisa carried an epipen for five years. and one day brian ate something and began foaming at the mouth and vomiting and nightmare came true. when he came home from the hospital he said, mom, i don't want to die. even at five years old, brian knew how serious his body's reaction was. he knew his throat was closing. on this occasion, an epipen saved his life. my 14e8 hanson from shaupl burg, illinois is deeply concerned about the skyrocketing process. her daughter and husband both have life threatening peanut allergies. they have to have two sets at camp, grabbed parents's house and mom's purse. that's why michelle took the time to write to me and urge me to do everything in my power to ensure everyone, even those less fortunate, can protect their children with the same level of care. the bronk and hanson families are lucky. they have good insurance. like lisa shared with me, we don't know if they will

ms. duckworth. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to highlight the stories of two families from my district. the bronk family, lease is sa and bob have an 8-year-old son brian diagnosed with severe food allergies before he turned 1. lisa carried an epipen for five years. and one day brian ate something and began foaming at the mouth and vomiting and nightmare came true. when he came home from the hospital he said, mom, i don't want to die. even at five years old, brian knew how serious his body's reaction was. he knew his throat was closing. on this occasion, an epipen saved his life. hanson from shaupl burg, illinois is deeply concerned about the skyrocketing process. her daughter and husband both have life threatening peanut allergies. they have to have two sets at camp, grabbed parents's house and mom's purse. that's why michelle took the time to write to me and urge me to do everything in my power to ensure everyone, even those less fortunate, can protect their children with the same level of care. the bronk and hanson families are lucky. they have good insurance. like lisa shared with me, we don't know if they will always b