My 14-Year-Old Son Brought Home a Stranger—an 8-Year-Old Girl—and Said, ‘Please, Help Her’

After a long day at my dental clinic, I was in the kitchen when my 14-year-old son, Mark, rushed in—not alone, but with a little

girl. Her name was Mia. She was eight, pale, silent, and holding her jaw in pain. “She’s from my school,” Mark said. “She hasn’t

eaten. She hurts. I didn’t know what else to do.” As soon as I looked in Mia’s mouth, I knew the truth—abscesses, deep cavities,

pain no child should endure. I couldn’t turn her away. That night, I called off my appointments, gave her pain relief,

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