Seizure Alert Dog for Liam

Hi, we are setting up this fundraiser for our son Liam. He was diagnosed with Epilepsy almost a year ago when seizures started suddenly. While some progress has been made with Liam over the past several months, medicine has not been able to bring his seizures under control fully. He is still experiencing multiple a month with a lot of side effects after the fact: headaches, muscle fatigue, balance issues, problems with memory, anxiety, and depression, along with others. Being a stay-at-home mom has provided us the capability of giving Liam complete care, but supervising him 24/7 while raising two other children and being able to catch Liam's seizures during the night has been a struggle.

Seizure alert dogs are service dogs trained to assist with epilepsy and seizures caused by other illnesses. While the cost is astronomical, we, along with Liam's doctor, believe the benefits far outweigh the price. Sadly applications for funded services dogs are not being accepted right now due to high demand, and there is currently a 23-month waiting period for most organizations.

Liam's dog will be trained to know the signs of Liam's seizures before and during. It will alert us by barking, giving Liam more independence in his life. It will be trained to help Liam to the ground when falling during a seizure and help with his balance issues following a seizure. The dog will also be there to serve as a companion for Liam, helping with the stress and his everyday anxiety and depression.

After much internal struggle, we have decided that we are going to try to reach as many people as we can to help with this journey. The first hurdle is purchasing the dog, which will range from $4,000-$6,000. The remaining funds will be used for the dog's extensive training (around 24 months), certification, and care. We know this is a huge goal to reach. Before Liam's diagnosis, we would have never considered asking this of people, but our perspective has changed in many ways this year. Liam has overcome many hurdles, and we know this will help him overcome many more.

We ask that you please take a minute and share this post with anyone and everyone you possibly can, and we thank you in advance for your support.