Help Ava get her service dog

Ava’s story

When Ava’s was first born I almost didn’t Think it was possible to love her more, The second I saw her face I knew I’d do anything for her no matter the lengths Trials or tribulations. Little did I know I was soon to find out, because by the age of 2 Ava would be diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder, the deletion of her 15th chromosome. In result would cause her to have Serious intellectual and Developmental disabilities and seizures, And would need to be cared for for the duration of her life. Ava Marie was diagnosed with Angelman syndrome. In that very moment, as life moved on around me,  my world had stopped. It’s almost like I had to mourn the  person I thought Ava would be. I had to mourn the idea of things Like cheerleading, or riding a bike, Ava going off to college, or simple things like hearing the words “I love you mom “. I had to let go of all the dreams and expectations I had for Ava. I had to. Because after that it allowed room for the love I thought that could never grow any bigger to flourish farther beyond sometimes what I think is my capacity, I love Ava, I love her so much and I love her for all of the things That she is, the things that she can do and not for the things that she would never be. Having to be Ava’s voice has allowed me to get to know my daughter in a way I could have only dreamed. I no longer look at Ava and feel sadness Because she is not like other children, I look at my daughter and I see her for How beautifully different she is. For all of the things that she can do and continues to try. Her undyingly need to love and to be loved in return, I see her joy, her smile from ear to ear, and her ability to push through every obstacle life has thrown her way.  I think that Ava would benefit tremendously from a service dog both medically and emotionally , From alerting me when Ava is having her absence seizures, to sitting with her through an atonic or grand mal seizure and giving Ava that extra support. From being a companion to Ava because God knows how very hard it is for her to make new friends, to helping with struggles like getting up and down stairs or simply navigating around the world in a safe way for Ava , And lastly, Ava simply deserves a forever friend, Ava deserves to have a love beyond mine that will never look at her for being different and that will love her the same way that she loves them, And I am be beyond grateful to any and all those willing to help make that wish come true.