"Victory! 12-Year-Old With Epilepsy Can Bring Service Dog To School"
To all the parents who have walked through the guardianship process — my heart is with you. Our paperwork is prepped and ready to submit this week. He turns 18 on April 3rd. I've been thinking about this for a year now, but only just mustered the energy to move forward — the loom of his birthday my propellant. Overwhelm has paralyzing effect. I'm struggling to recall the last time I didn't feel overwhelmed. It struck me how all these years of walking through disability beside Trevor should have made me stronger and yet... I suppose it's a different kind of muscle being developed.
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Dad has to go to school for two weeks with the dog and kid, and after that, it'll be re-evaluated. Speaking from experience, they will do everything they can to say "See, we were right."
Individuals in the system are awesome, but the system itself is terrible. Did I mention they lost everything in Marissa's admission packet but her IEP, and had me shlep around and reget everything?
And is quite possibly why the idea of just calling it quits and homeschooling all my children will flit through my mind at least once a week.
As for the Stevens family...and their trust dog: I think making national news is a win. And here's to hoping they have won this battle...and the dog stays.
...danielle