New to forum; Want to better understand seizures

[Steve K]

Hi! There, I am new to this. I have a coworker and she is a friend that is married and her husband has seizures and they have a 6 month old daughter. She is always worried that her husband is going to have a seizure at anytime. She has a 6 year old Australian shepherd that is 6 years I=old and she thinks that he/she is too old to be trained a therapy dog for her husband. I am wondering if their dog could be trained for a therapy dog or if they should get a dog that is already trained for therapy? Where would she be able to find the information about it? Thank you for your time.

 

[AlohaBird]

I also get auditory hallucinations, but mine occur before a TC and usually I hear someone whispering my name, but it gets louder.

Interesting. In both yours and mine, something or someone is trying to get our attention, my ringing phones and your voice whispering your name.

Do you think it could be some deeper level of awareness trying to give us a heads up?

 

[AlohaBird]

Hi! There, I am new to this. I have a coworker and she is a friend that is married and her husband has seizures and they have a 6 month old daughter. She is always worried that her husband is going to have a seizure at anytime. She has a 6 year old Australian shepherd that is 6 years I=old and she thinks that he/she is too old to be trained a therapy dog for her husband. I am wondering if their dog could be trained for a therapy dog or if they should get a dog that is already trained for therapy? Where would she be able to find the information about it? Thank you for your time.

The ability of a dog to sense an oncoming seizure is innate. The dog either has it or they don't. The training comes in in teaching the dog how to behave in public and how to help you when you are incapacitated. So if their dog knows when his seizures are coming before he does, then yes he could be trained to be a seizure alert service dog. If he doesn't know this then no amount of training is going to help.

I just got lucky with an adorable shelter mutt I adopted in Mexico. Then I found out he can predict my seizures. Now he goes with me everywhere including planes.

I suggest you google the part of the Americans With Disabilities Act that has to do with service animals. All the rules are in there.