Mara Lavitt -- Special to the Hartford Courant
February 14, 2016, Glastonbury
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) forced Nancy Butler of Marlborough, right, to step down as pastor of the Riverfront Family Church in Glastonbury during the Sunday service. Nancy cries while listening to congregants' prayers for her. With her are her daughter Liza Arulampalam of Hartford, left, and her husband Greg Butler, right.