Service Dog for Madison Turner

I was a cross-country runner when I was 11 years old.

Then one day I was suddenly too weak to walk. In an instant, my life went from daily work-outs to managing pain and seizures. Everything I had worked toward in the past disappeared, and my life became a fight for survival.

Four years after my symptoms started, I was finally diagnosed with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (P.O.T.S.) which is a heart condition that affects my entire autonomic nervous system. In addition, I was diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Narcolepsy, Asthma, IBS, and non-epileptic psychogenic seizures.

I am now 20, and I am trying to adjust this a new way of life and move forward. 

I started going to college at UAB, but my seizures have gotten worse. Often, I don’t even realize I am about to pass out before it is too late. I am always afraid of being alone in public or by myself and passing out.

I need a Service Dog trained for Seizure detection who can alert me to my seizures and stay with me until help arrives or I recover. He also needs to help me with walking when I am weak and bracing for me to get up and down.

With a Service Dog, I would never be alone again, and I could always get to a safe place before a seizure hit. Just the thought of this possibility gives me so much hope for my future.

Please donate to help me get the dog that I need.

All donations are 100% tax deductible.

Service Dogs Alabama is the largest and oldest Service Dog organization serving children, Veterans, and active adults in Alabama. All funds go to their Mission to train Service Dogs to the highest standard of proficiency training.