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Article: Another tool in the fight against epilepsy--seizure response dogs: the Canine Assistants program helps people with epilepsy live happier, more independent lives.
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- The Exceptional Parent
- Article date:
- May 1, 2007
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In a myriad of ways, Rachel Walz is like any rambunctious six-year-old. Always on the move and with pigtails flying, she relishes athletic activity, especially riding her bike. Since last October though, a golden-haired dog with the most beautiful, soft brown eyes you've ever seen races beside her bike as Rachel tears down the driveway. Rachel, a child who is challenged with complex partial seizures as well as nausea epilepsy, has a very special companion who gives her the peace of mind and the freedom to be a regular, bicycling-riding kid. It gives her family peace of mind, too.
Epilepsy, a chronic neurological seizure disorder, affects 2.7 million Americans, ...