#except they cost waaaaay more than i can afford. service dogs save their human's life and the life of strangers. fucking amazing.
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It's sort of a mystery how animals in general are able to detect things like this. There are theories though.
#dogs#service dogs#i was at an indoor event and a woman was was walking through with her service dog. the dog insisted on approaching me#which then lead to the woman asking if i have epilepsy. i confirmed yes i'm epileptic and she said her dog is telling us i'm#about to have a seizure. most of my seizures provide no outward signs. during an EEG a few years ago thr machine showed i was#having a massive seizure but again no outward signs. in fact when the dr started talking to me i was chatty conversational and#had zero confusion or disorientation. the dog sat next to me while whining and and looking at me and then his human#to calm him down i sat in a nearby chair and chilled out until the dog was satisfied. i had a seizure but again no outward signs aside#from suddenly feeling weak and kinda off which is from my being hypoglycemic. seizures burn through my glucose and require#i boost it up quickky or recovery will take much longer and include a migraine. so a nearby vendor rushed over with a bottle of#apple juice. after about 15 minutes i was able to walk again and simply felt like a bag of wet noodles for thr next couple#of hours. the dog's human told me her dog is trained for epilepsy and i should consider getting one for myself.#except they cost waaaaay more than i can afford. service dogs save their human's life and the life of strangers. fucking amazing.
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