Dominic’s Service Dog

11/20/2024

We have an exciting update...

Dominic is pleased to introduce, Chloe 💜 his service dog in-training! She is 7-months-old and she is working hard to learn her service dog tasks. We cannot wait to meet her in a few months and bring her home!

We have already fallen in love with her sweet face and we cannot wait to share her with everyone who has helped support us along this journey. Without the support of our family, friends and community we wouldn't be celebrating this moment - thank you 💜

10/16/2024

This 💔

We are often asked "how is Dominic doing" and it is a hard question to answer sometimes. His seizures vary day to day but he has them everyday and the majority are at night. He has more than one type of seizure which includes tonic-clonic (aka grand mal/convulsive) and they happen at night which is why he is at greater risk for SUDEP.

We share this to help spread awareness because many individuals with epilepsy are not told the risks or even told about SUDEP.

We do all we can at night to try to protect Dominic but technology isn't perfect and this is the main reason we decided to get Dominic a service dog. We are just waiting for the call for him to meet his new furry best friend 💜🐶 💔

The greatest risk factor for SUDEP is having tonic clonic seizures.

People with night time seizures may also be at higher risk.

Missing medications or not taking seizure medicines as prescribed, because it can lead to more seizures, may also put people at higher risk for SUDEP.

10/16/2024

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8 years into Dominic's epilepsy journey and this is our fear every single day 💔

Honouring all those we have lost to epilepsy, who are always in our hearts.

09/23/2024

One week left until we participate in another Seize the Day walk for our hero Dominic and all the epilepsy warriors we know 💜

If you wish to pledge please use the link and as always, thank you for your support 💜

https://raceroster.com/events/2024/89345/11th-annual-seize-the-day-london/pledge/team/686008

09/06/2024

Hope everyone's return to school this week has gone well! Dominic's week hasn't gone quite as planned and he's been dealing with increased seizures but he is excited to announce...

WE REACHED OUR SERVICE DOG GOAL! 🎉

We have worked so hard these past 9 months and we are so grateful to our family, friends, coworkers, local businesses, groups and our community for helping make this possible. We want to send a huge THANK YOU to everyone for supporting us ❤️

Many have asked us when Dominic will get his dog and the answer is, we don't know yet but we are hopeful it will be within the next year. We are currently in the "waiting period" so we are eagerly waiting for the call 💜

We will share any news as soon as we know more and we can't wait to share Dominic's journey with his new furry best friend 💙

(Please share this if you can so we can spread this exciting update)

08/31/2024

A huge thank you to Flesherton Timber Mart for organizing this raffle fundraiser for Dominic's service dog 💜

We are so grateful to live in a supportive community ❤️

08/29/2024

It's almost time to draw the winner!!!
Thank you so much Flesherton Timber Mart for organizing this to support Dominic's service dog 💜

Good luck everyone!

We are very excited to be raffling off a 14” Smokey Joe charcoal grill, in combination with a gift certificate graciously donated by Round Hill Farms
All proceeds will be going directly to Dominic’s Service Dog in support of his fundraising efforts for his epilepsy service dog
Draw will be Friday, August 30th at 3pm - just in time for the long weekend! Stop by the store to buy your tickets or feel free to send a message here or call the store!

08/09/2024

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We are very excited to be raffling off a 14” Smokey Joe charcoal grill, in combination with a gift certificate graciously donated by Round Hill Farms
All proceeds will be going directly to Dominic’s Service Dog in support of his fundraising efforts for his epilepsy service dog
Draw will be Friday, August 30th at 3pm - just in time for the long weekend! Stop by the store to buy your tickets or feel free to send a message here or call the store!

07/29/2024

We just wanted to send out another THANK YOU to some amazing businesses, groups and individuals who helped support for our Golf tournament, pig roast and auction 💜

07/25/2024

Huge thank you to Rock Solid Landscapes for your generous donation 💜 We are so grateful for your support!

07/23/2024

Thank you again for a great day of golf ⛳

Congrats to the winners 🏆

07/22/2024

Where do we even begin? 💜

It is impossible to thank everyone who helped make yesterday such a success.

To our family and friends who have been by our side throughout all of Dominic's journey and never hesitate to jump in with anything we need - thank you! There are too many of you to list but please know, everything you have done has not gone unseen.

Thank you to Highland Glen Golf Club for your support and allowing us to host our golf tournament at the club. It's a great course and everything ran smoothly.

To our golf teams who came yesterday ready to play and have some fun - thank you! We appreciate your support and it was a beautiful day to golf.

Thank you to all the amazing buinesses and individuals who sponsored our golf tournament and/or donated to our event and auction:
Century 21, In-Studio Real Estate Inc - Wayne Shier
The Rotary Club Of Markdale
Jim & Joyce Hawken
Bernard's Quality Cars Napa AutoPro
Vortex Canada
Grey County Real Estate Inc. Eric Robertson
Pebbles Family Buffet
Home Zone
Flesherton Ladies coffee group
Chapman's Ice Cream
Fawcett Funeral Home
Doug & Ian Leith Trucking
Ward Plumbing and Heating
Steven's Bar-B-Q Restaurant / Champ Burger
Bowler & Company CPA Professional Corporation
Wilton Sanitation Inc.
Ideal Supply Flesherton
Murray's Print Shop
G34 Inc
Good Fella's Pizza
Al Thompson Excavating Ltd.
Kim’s Place Restaurant
Millpondhomedecor
Grey Highlands Eye Care
GO Adventure Co.
Two Sisters Inn
Leslie Hawken & Son
Coltons Garage
DeLaats Electrical
The Hair Corner
The Stephen's family Melanie Stephens
Norwex - Cathy Veel-McMullin
Marilynne
Sharon Jackson
Fresh Start Duct Cleaning Services
Speaking Volumes Books
Big Cheese Pizza
Markdale Golf and Curling Club
Neverest Auto
Pemf solutions
Kickin' Back Alpaca Ranch
JSO Photography
Ember Hennig
Matco Tools
Bank of Montreal, Markdale
SMCX
The Falls Inn - Walter's Falls
The Burger Guru
Billie-Jo Bryson
Carquest
PJ Knickerbockers
The Hanley Institute
Andria & Iain Kilgour
Ruthann Hellyer
Florence Hellyer

To everyone who came to our pig roast last night, we hope you had a great time. It was quite humbling to stand back, look around and see all the faces who came to support our son. The evening went by so fast and if we missed thanking you personally, please know we truly appreciate you making the time to come.

Thank you to Grey County Meats for sponsoring us and donating the pig for the pig roast.

Thank you Rob DelDuca for donating your time yesterday to carefully watch the pig while it roasted. It was delicious!

Thank you to everyone who bid in our auction - it was a huge succes!

And thank you to everyone who helped behind the scenes make everything possible. You know who you are and we are so grateful for your help.

We don't have final numbers yet, but we will share an update on our fundraising progress once we know more. We are so humbled by the love and support that has been shown to our son and our family. Please accept our heartfelt thanks to all our friends, family and community 💜

07/21/2024

Auction is closed. Winners have been notified on each winning bid. Please message to arrange for pickup. E-transfers can be sent to: [email protected]

Huge thank you to all the businesses and individuals who donated. We are so grateful and appreciative of all the support for Dominic ❤️

07/20/2024

Thank you to G34 Inc General Contracting for being a Silver sponsor of our golf tournament ⛳