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Support Zoey's Journey to Independence and Health

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My name is Amy and this is my daughter Zoey. She is an amazing, young lady with a great big heart. She has Autism Spectrum Disorder and Sensory Processing Disorder, but that has never slowed her down. She loved school, animals and playing games. In August of 2021, in preparation to start school, we thought the Covid Vaccine was going to be mandatory, so she received the vaccine. Within 24 hours, she was deathly ill. Fast forward a really bad year and numerous doctors later, the vaccine caused an autonomic dysfunction. She now suffers from Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), fainting spells, severe anxiety, is on a number of medications and has crippling sensory processing disorder. She uses a wheelchair when she is out of the house, due to being symptomatic. She has seen 12 different doctors to help with the diagnosis and medical management, but still is not able to function as she was pre vaccine. She has not attended school since March of 2020, even though we have tried multiple times. She is currently in the Hospital/Homebound program completing courses to graduate. The medical team suggested a service animal to help with alerting for blood pressure drops, assisting with anxiety, keeping steady during dizzy spells, and giving her the independence to possibly go back to school. She was 12 when this started, is currently 16 and is totally dependent on me. She missed her middle school years due to Covid and is missing the high school experience. She would be 20 by the time she may be eligible for a service animal. We are looking to rescue/adopt a dog to have it trained to give her the independence that she needs to be an independent and successful adult.

Please consider donating to give her the ability to be independent. The money collected will be used at Big Dog Ranch Rescue for the animal and training program services they provide.
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Donations 

  • Melissa Duncan
    • $100
    • 2 mos
  • Rassika Bourgi
    • $100
    • 2 mos
  • Robyn Hankins
    • $50
    • 2 mos
  • Craig Markovitz
    • $50
    • 2 mos
  • Anonymous
    • $50
    • 2 mos
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Amy Atwell
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West Palm Beach, FL

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