Thank you JoshProvides for giving our family peace of mind.  Our daughter Amanda was diagnosed with epilepsy two years ago, when she was eleven.  Just as she was gaining some independence, it had to be taken away.  She has slept with a baby monitor in her room, has had me constantly checking on her when she is in the bathroom, and has not been able to even go outside and shoot hoops without feeling that I am watching her.  It has been heartbreaking to hear her say she feels like she is being punished for having seizures, since she is not able to have the same independence that her friends have.  Since Josh Provides gifted her with the Smart Watch Monitor, she has been thriving in the independence and privacy we are able to give her.  Thank you so much for giving her this life saving gift, and for giving us, her parents, peace of mind and relief from the constant anxiety we have felt for the last two years.  Words cannot express how much your gift is appreciated.

I would like to thank JoshProvides for giving me a SmartWatch Monitor.  I am 13, and was diagnosed with epilepsy when I was 11.  It was really difficult watching my friends do things together like going to the movies or mall, knowing that the only way I could go with them was if one of my parents went too.  Now that I have the SmartWatch, my parents have been letting me have a little more freedom.  Just yesterday they let me walk around the fair with my friends, and didn’t feel like they had to follow me.  I can’t that you enough.  I am finally starting to feel like a normal kid again!

Daniel is a sweet, handsome, non-verbal 19 year old young man with autism. As if that wasn’t enough to deal with, he also suffers with life threatening seizures. Daniel is also our son. We have learned through our trials with Daniel that autism is nowhere near the hardest thing to deal with on a daily basis. It can't kill him. The seizures can. Seizures are the number one killer of people with autism. It's not unusual for Daniel to stop breathing after a seizure so the fear of losing him because he has had a seizure in the middle of the night is very real. We have a seizure monitor on his bed but it has limited use with a person who doesn't always have full body convulsions, and who often moves to or falls asleep on the floor. The anxiety created by not being able to watch him every minute was unmeasurable. And because he is non-verbal, he can't tell us when he feels a seizure coming on. A seizure dog seemed like the perfect answer. Cassy has alerted to his seizures and we have learned she doesn't even need to follow him around every second in order to do that. Daniel moves around non-stop when he's not sleeping and that quickly wears Cassy out! And for those possible night time seizures, Cassy sleeps in Daniel’s room every night. Seizure dogs are not cheap and we are forever grateful to foundations like Josh Provides who came to our rescue after we had tapped out all our generous family members, good friends and co-workers.  With the addition of Cassy the seizure dog to our household, the anxiety level has decreased to a much more bearable amount. Thank you so much Josh Provides.