Hello, my name is Addysyn Ortiz and I am 13 years old.

I was born at 27 weeks weighing in at 1lb 6oz. I defied all odds from the beginning of life and have continued to do so since. In April 2018 I was in a major car accident where I had a TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury). I started to have neurological issues which caused me to have blackouts and eventually led to seizures.

After extensive medical testing, I was diagnosed with Epilepsy. I have a large lesion on the right side of my brain that induces seizure activity. The type of seizures I have are tonic-clonic seizures also known as Grand mal seizures.This means there are no warning signs for a seizure, they just happen at random.

Because of this I now require someone to always be with me. I will be starting high school and want to regain some of my independence. I want to be able to hang out with friends and do all the teenage things girls my age like to do. When I graduate high school, my dream is to find a college that I can attend and play softball.

With the help of my family, friends, and community I can obtain a service dog. After many hours of research, I learned of an organization called Little Angels Service Dogs that trains and provides service dogs for people just like me. A service dog has so many benefits including alerting me when he/she senses a seizure, alerting others around me, calling for help with devices they are trained to use, providing deep pressure therapy, and helping with my mobility when I am able to get back up again.

Little Angels Service Dogs is a 501© 3 non-profit and an accredited member of Assistance Dogs International. Your generosity can make a world of difference in my life and others. By contributing to this organization, you’re not just providing me with a service dog; you’re offering me and others a chance to experience life with newfound independence and dignity. Together, let’s empower me to live life and unlock the boundless possibilities that lie ahead. Donate today and be a part of my journey towards a brighter, more independent future. Any donation, no matter how small would truly make an impact and provide me and others like me with a lifetime opportunity.

You can donate on this page or send a check to: Little Angels Service Dogs Post Office Box 219 Jamul, CA 91935. Please place my solicitation code: PS-OR-AD in the memo section of your check.

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Little Angels Service Dogs is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with an Assistance Dogs International (ADI) accreditation. We provide highly trained assistance dogs to help children and adults living with disabilities to live more independent lives. Our mission is to maximize the innate ability of dogs to give the gift of independence to individuals regardless of disability or age.

Our primary purpose is to change the lives of people living with disabilities by helping them live a more independent life. Approximately 13% of Americans are living with disabilities, and less than 1% of that community use service dogs due to a mix of availability, costs, and barriers for service animals that still exist today. Our goal is to overcome those barriers for people living with disabilities to appropriately match service dogs with their recipients.

We train our service dogs to perform specific tasks and behaviors that mitigate the effects of a person's disability, enabling them to lead more autonomous and fulfilling lives. Results of various studies on the impact service dogs have on their owners living with disabilities have indicated that service dog ownership may include benefits like greater social and emotional health, independence, and overall quality of life.

Our service dogs include psychiatric (civilian and military), seizure alert, diabetic alert, hearing assistance, mobility assistance, and autism assistance. We firmly believe that all disabilities should be regarded with equal importance, irrespective of their visibility. Our team acknowledges our responsibility not only to our service dogs but also to the individuals we serve.

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