4 Paws for Sophia Perez
A nonprofit fundraiser supporting
4 Paws for Ability IncSophia is raising funds for a multipurpose service dog from 4 paws for ability.
$2,445
raised by 40 people
$20,000 goal
10 months left
Update #6
Since our last update we have been super busy with multiple fundraising efforts from raffles, lemonade stands, contacting local organizations, contacting local businesses, and more.
Unfortunately, we have a heightened drive of urgency as of recent weeks. Sophia endured her first tonic clonic seizure while sleeping a week ago. This was something we knew COULD happen, but fortunately had not had to endure yet.
As you can imagine this has everyone on edge in a new way. However, we are not going to dwell, we are going to fight harder and make some lemonade for our girl. She started high school and almost made it an entire week without having to leave early and next week she will be meeting a team of people who will be helping keep life as normal as possible for the next 4 years.
I just wanted to provide a quick update and if you or anyone you know is able to help share her story, provide donations/grants, even check with your companies because a lot of major companies will provide a matching contribution - every little bit helps!! We are so close!
Thank you everyone for the prayers and love.
Sophia, aka Beast and Honey Badger, is an avid wrestler who has been battling an unknown medical concern for 2+ years. She has recently been approved by 4 paws for ability to receive a service dog to assist her in life.
Sophia fights tonic clonic seizures, syncope episodes, panic attacks and more. Sheβs endured many hospital stays and countless tests to include EEGs, EKGs, CTs, MRIs, 30 day heart monitors, medication changes and more.
Sophia is one of four children in the home and everyone is βon alertβ for an event. A service dog will assist her with gaining independence and transitioning from an active teenager to a young adult. The service dog will be multipurpose trained specific for Sophia to provide seizure response, alert to seizures - she has zero feelings aka auras before a seizure which have resulted in many dangerous situations of concussions, etc., provide behavior disruption to assist when the mental health side of this journey becomes overwhelming and just provide peace of mind to the entire family to be able to rest assured her pup will alert us if something is wrong (especially during showers and/or sleep) etc.
While Sophia has been approved, she will not be active on the waitlist until we raise all the funds. The entire process is roughly 2 years long and the whole family will spend two weeks at the training facility when the service dog is placed. We are humbly asking for any assistance from donations, shares, prayers, etc. nothing is too small.
If you have any questions please donβt hesitate to reach out. Letβs help this girl make some lemonade! ππ¦‘π