Alena suffered from an in utero MCA stroke, that affected most of the right side of her brain.  This caused her to be born prematurely and not breathing for 7 minutes.  In addition she now is left sided hemipelegic cerebral palsy, epileptic and suffers from vision loss from a unilateral cataract.  
Thankfully through early intervention therapy Alena is begininning the steps of walking and independency.  We no longer have the fear of her being inmobile, but have hope that through the use of a service dog she will gain the stability, endurance, and sight needed to become an independent child like her peers. 
We are so grateful for the opportunity of a service dog!  Usually serivce dogs cost $10,000 - $15000, but our good friend and owner, Brittany of K9 & Handler Dynamics, has offered her time and training for Alena.  
With the initial costs of training for 2 years out of the way,
We still need to come up with the additional costs:
Puppy Purchase price
Vet Bills
Flea Meds
Food
Specialty Harness and Gear
Certified Service Dog tests (CGC and Public access)
AFO Braces for Alena
Orthotics for Alena