Kamiryn's Bio. Written by her Mom:

Kamiryn was born on Oct. 30th 1995 in Houston, Texas. She lived with her Mom and Dad in Magnolia until the age of 7 when her parents got divorced. She now lives with her Mom and her little brother Koby. At the age of 9 Kamiryn was having trouble paying attention. Her best friend said she would be playing a game on the computer and would just have a dazed look on her face. Her Grandmother said she would be talking to her and Kamiryn would not hear her. Her mother thought she was just ignoring her like kids her age do sometimes. Come to find out, Kamiryn was having what they call Absence seizures. She was having over a hundred a day of these type seizures which last anywhere from 3-5 seconds. You are totally unaware of your surroundings at that time. We are not sure how long these types of seizures had been going on. Then one day while Kamiryn and her brother were with her Grandmother riding in the car, she began to shake uncontrollably and her body became rigid. Kamiryn was having a Grand Mal seizure. Koby said something is wrong with Sissy so her grandmother pulled over on the side of the road. She then realized what was happening and that they needed to go to the hospital. She called Kamiryn's Mom at work and told her to meet them at the hospital where Kamiryn was transferred to Texas Children's for testing. She spent 3 days in the hospital after going through a battery of tests. A team of about 10 neurologists came in and explained the diagnosis. She in fact had epilepsy. The good news was that Kamiryn did not have a bleed on the brain or a tumor. She had childhood epilepsy. The doctor's explained that Kamiryn may out-grow this at some point in her life but we just never know. She was put on the first of about 4 medications until we realized which one was the best for her and which one stopped most both kinds of seizures.

After Kamiryn got out of the hospital she had to be supervised 24 hours a day. She could not bathe alone, swim, ride her bike and do things that most normal 9 year olds could do. There was always the chance she could fall and hit her head while having a seizure or worse, vomit while having one and drown. These are things that most people don't even think about.

One day while Kamiryn's Mom stopped at the grocery store to pick up a few things on the way home she saw Allie and her dogs. She began asking questions about My Service Dog and if it would be possible to get Kamiryn a dog to detect her seizures. Allie and Ginger (Kamiryn's Mom) met on numerous occasions to discuss the possibilities of making this happen for Kamiryn. Allie found a match for Kamiryn, a standard poodle named Alexander. We began fostering Alex and realized that he indeed was detecting Kamiryn's seizures. He was licking and pawing her before every episode. This was an enormous breakthrough. Alex was able to prepare Kamiryn and her Mom for what was about to happen. This was truly a miracle. It made the stress of not knowing "when" much better to handle. Kamiryn now has a constant companion, friend and a service dog all wrapped into one. Ginger is a single Mom raising 2 children and it is hard to be there for Kamiryn every second. A service dog makes this possible by being there when she can't be. Alex is the best thing that ever happened to Kamiryn. Alex is in tune with her every move. He sleeps with her, is in the restroom when she bathes, and goes every where with us as a family. We go shopping, to dinner and on outings and Alex is always with us. He is a part of our family forever. He is truly Alexander The Great! Kamiryn has a friend for a lifetime.

Thank You Allie and My Service Dog for reaching out and helping our family in this time of need. I will be forever grateful for your generosity. I feel like everyone involved with My Service Dog is like a part of our extended family. Thank you again from the bottom of our hearts.

Lovingly,

Kamiryn, Koby,& Ginger
Winters

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