Paws For Presley

If you don’t already know her, let me introduce you to Presley! Presley is SO many things! She’s kind, she’s feisty, she’s funny, she’s smart, she’s curious, she’s daring, she’s witty beyond her years, she’s an animal lover, she’s playful, and she’s a fighter! If you want to know what true inner strength looks like, get to know Presley! But, sometimes, even fighters need a little help. See, Presley has been diagnosed with Tourette’s and Epilepsy. Looking at her, you wouldn’t see anything except a bright, spunky, little girl. What you don’t see is her mind spinning, trying to control her anxiety and Sensory Processing Disorder, while being completely overwhelmed at a birthday party. You might not notice her body twitch a little or her hands shake as she tries to eat. You probably don’t pay attention to her red face as she runs around the playground in the summer, because it looks like normal summertime fun. But for Presley, that red face could mean that a seizure is right around the corner. Still, even with all of that, Presley keeps fighting, striving for a childhood that looks like the rest of her peers. And, she handles it all with grace. Her parents, Ben and Nikki, didn’t realize when they named her Presley Grace that they were speaking that into her, claiming it for her for these moments. Through all of her tests, appointments, poking and prodding, she’s such a trooper and handles it so well! She’s a true superhero! But, even superheroes need a sidekick! That’s where YOU come in!! Presley and her family have been approved for a service dog! This service dog would be trained to comfort her when she’s anxious, steady her when she’s shaky, be able to help detect and/or alert someone when Presley has a seizure, and be a constant companion.  It takes a lot of training and work to get a dog ready to be a service dog, and that training is not cheap. So, we are asking for your help! Any amount towards the goal would be such a huge help! If you can’t help, don’t worry! We ask that you say a prayer and pass along this page! The more people we reach, the more awareness we will bring to Tourette’s and Epilepsy, and the faster we can reach our goal to bring Presley’s sidekick home!

Thank you so much for your prayers and support!!