![]() Last year, Alex and Hope created history by being the first person with a service dog to run a half marathon. Hope springs eternal with all of your support! In the mean time, please help us spread the word and raise some money. If you have any talents or expertise you can donate to help make this an even greater success let us know! This is going to be a rocking event that we “Hope” to do every year, so help us make this first one a resounding success!īe on the lookout for more information about these events.We will probably do something as a group before and after the race so watch for details (coming soon!). ![]() Make sure to book your travel and accommodations early.Remember we are all in this together so this will be a great source of support for you! Join our Face Book page and let us know how your training and fundraising is going.Register for free at (not active yet), fill out your profile and start to tell everyone that you are running and ask for their support.When you register make sure you say that you are on team “Hope is Mine” Register on the Disney site for the marathon(s) you are interested in participating in.If you are interested in running either or both of the half marathons above, you need to do the following Those who finish both are eligible for a third medal called the Coast to Coast Challenge so Hope is “hoping” to add three medals to her proud of me wall this year! With your help, there’s no doubt she’ll be able to do it! The Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon on November 9th in Orlando. The Disneyland® Half marathon on September 2nd 2012 in California. Support the cause and help us raise the funds we need to help others in need. Here are the details of the two Half-Marathons. ![]() You can run in one of both of the marathons, have your friends and family sponsor you and make a huge difference to this great cause. You can simply click on the donate button on the right or go to our Fundraising page at. We are always looking for donations to help Hope is Mine spread the word and awareness about service dogs and to help in getting dogs trained to help others in need. We appreciate your support and we know Jason and his family does too.Īlex and Hope are running two half Marathons this year to raise funds to train two service puppies to help two humans that really need them… and we need YOUR help! Simply click on the donate button on the right or click right here to make a donation today. ![]() Help us raise the money we need to get Jason a service dog. Sometimes we are so focused on one individual that we often forget the kind of value a service dog can have on that individual’s family and friends. Here’s Jason with his family during the holidays. This change will also then create a ripple effect with all those they see and know. His family then would also be able to help Jason in other ways and be able to spend more time enjoying the life they have together. A service dog will help empower Jason, helping him in many ways and enabling him to be less dependent on his family. With the help of a service dog though, his life would be enriched even more.Ī service dog will not only help Jason, he or she will also help Jason’s family. Fortunately, the love and support of his family has kept him strong and forward looking. One of the most unfortunately effects of Jason’s situation is that as a husband and father of two, he cannot enjoy the full mobility that others take for granted. His long term prognoses is several more surgeries ahead as the disease progresses. He currently has tumors on his spine that effect his strength and dexterity in his hands. Unable to perform his duties at work, he lost his job and went on long term disability. The most serious surgery was in 2007 when he had a golf ball size brain tumor removed.Īfter a year of physical therapy, he was left with weakness in his legs, loss of balance, and deaf. Jason has had approximately a dozen surgeries since 1996. You can imagine that this is not an enjoyable process. Unfortunately, for now, there is no cure available and treatment is done on individual tumors via radiation or removal. It is a genetic disorder that causes hundreds of tumors to grow throughout the body’s Central Nervous System. Jason was diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis Type II in 1996. What inevitably happens though is a ripple effect. Our primary purpose is to help those in need by providing them with service dogs and empowering them to live a life of fulfillment and become an integral part of society.
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