Photos: Jacksonville 8-year-old with epilepsy in need of seizure alert dog
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Kailey Osias Jacksonville 8-year-old Kailey Osias was diagnosed with epilepsy last February. (Catherine Osias)
Kailey Osias Epilepsy is a condition is a neurological disorder impacting the central nervous system that often causes seizures. (Catherine Osias)
Kailey Osias It’s taken Catherine, Kailey's mother, months to learn the signs to spot before her daughter has a seizure. (Catherine Osias)
Kailey Osias That’s why they’re taking the steps to put their family dog Kairo through service dog training. (Catherine Osias)
Kailey Osias As a pure-bred golden retriever, Kairo made the perfect candidate. But that special training isn’t cheap. “It’s $12,000 for the training just for me to pay just for the standard training,” Catherine said. (Catherine Osias)
