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NEWS. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU TAYLOR. WELL, ONE OVERLAND PARK FAMILY IS ASKING FOR YOUR HELP TONIGHT. THEIR SON IS BATTLING SEVERAL FORMS OF EPILEPSY. KMBC NINE S ALAN SHOPE SHOWS US THE SERVICE ANIMAL. THAT COULD MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. NINE YEAR OLD LINCOLN HAS SOME PRETTY COOL TOYS IN THIS TOY BOX. AND PLAY DAYS ARE GOOD DAYS FOR LINCOLN AND THE FAMILY. SINCE HE WAS JUST THREE YEARS OLD, HE’S HAD SEVERAL FORMS OF EPILEPSY AND THROUGH THE LAST SIX YEARS IT’S CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. IN AUGUST, HE HAD A SEIZURE REQUIRING CPR. YEAH, VERY SCARY STUFF. DOCTORS TELLING MOM THAT LINCOLN AND THE FAMILY COULD USE AN EPILEPSY SERVICE ANIMAL, A DOG TRAINED TO LET PARENTS KNOW WHEN A SEIZURE IS HAPPENING. I’M SCARED FOR HIM TO BE IN ANOTHER ROOM, BECAUSE WHAT IF I’M NOT THERE? YOU KNOW, HE’S ALL I HAVE. LAURA, ALONG WITH LINCOLN SCHOOL, INDIAN VALLEY ELEMENTARY, HOLDING FUNDRAISERS TO TRY AND RAISE $20,000 TO BE ABLE TO GET THE ANIMAL IN THEIR HOME IF HE HAS A SEIZURE AT NIGHT OR DURING THE DAY, THE DOG CAN ALERT. SOMETIMES THEY’RE EVEN ABLE TO ALERT BEFORE IT HAPPENS, SOMETHING LAURA SAYS CHANGES EVERYTHING. BASICALLY, JUST GIVE US THE HOPE THAT WE’VE LOST THE SERVICE ANIMALS. PART OF THE FOUR PAWS ABILITY PROGRAM, AN ORGANIZATION THAT TRAINS DOGS TO DEAL WITH EPILEPTIC SEIZURES FOR VETERANS AND CHILDREN. HE WILL NEVER OUTGROW IT. HE WILL HAVE IT FOR LIFE. SERVICE. DOG WOULD BE ABLE TO ALERT THAT HE IS HAVING A SEIZURE. CAN ALSO RETRIEVE RESCUE MEDICATION. IN OVERLAND PARK, ALAN SHOPE KMBC NINE NEWS. NEXT THURSDAY, THE SCHOOL WILL HOLD A FUNDRAISER AT CHICK-FIL-A BY OAK PARK MALL.