Earlier this year some friends of ours who live in Rockwood learned that their four year old daughter Bonnie had epilepsy. Bonnie began having seizures, and they started to happen more frequently. Bonnie was injuring herself when the seizures occurred, so our friends got a helmet for her to wear, although she did not like it.
Debby helped by embroidering a pretty cover for Bonnie's helmet with a pony on it and her name.
At one point Bonnie was having more than 50 seizures per hour. I don't know how the family has managed to remain functional with everything they have been going through. The family has been spending a lot of time at Vanderbilt, and they have been working to get the right medication for Bonnie.
Apparently there are certain dogs (poodles, schnauzers) who can sense when a seizure is about to occur. In addition to this ability having one of these dogs also seems to reduce the number of seizures. The family would like to get one of these dogs for Bonnie, but they cost several thousand dollars.
So, on Saturday night we took part in a fundraiser dinner at a local church. Debby prepared some vegetable beef stew for the dinner, other families brought chili, soups, desserts, etc. Everyone had a very enjoyable time and we raised $1000 to help get a seizure dog for Bonnie.
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