Conquering neglect

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Court of Appeals affirmed that two parents were unfit to parent their child, who was found at 9 years old to not know the alphabet, not have been potty trained and to have rotten teeth. His parents were hoarders and the home had 22 cats, whose urine could be smelled from outside the home, and a mouse infestation that was visible from outside the home. Despite this, in foster care, by the age of 14 the child was in sixth grade and was earning As and Bs and enjoyed a soc...