A DOG FOR AARON: Week two

Monday, March 24, 2008

Week two

Thank you to all of the people who are visiting my blog. I can't believe how many hits there have been in two weeks. This week another $110 was donated bringing the total to $315 in just two weeks! I want to say thank you to other blogs out there who have added my donation button and information to theirs. You are all making a difference. Here are the blogs so far:

paperpassionpixels
digigrum
cubbys-corner
takealittlegivealot
glitzitnow
cutchens

Some of these people have never met me! Thank you thank you thank you!
--Aaron

1 comment:

noel joy said...: woohoo! we're on our way now. can't wait to "meet" aaron's dog tomorrow! :D; March 25, 2008 at 11:40 PM

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My Story

Hi. I'm Aaron. I'm 8 years-old and I have autism. I can't talk yet, but I'm close. I do have a little problem (okay a big problem) with running away. I'm stealthy, fast, sneaky and silent.

Because I have such a problem with escaping, I need help from a service dog to help prevent me from running away. A dog that would block me when I was trying to run. This would help me and my parents a lot. See, it's hard to go to the park or beach because they spend the whole time chasing me (I have a brother and sister too). It's hard to go to friend and family get-togethers because they spend the entire time chasing me and can't visit with other people.

Check out my Diary of an Autistic Escape Artist for some of my escape stories. This would be an actual service dog so it could go to the store, school, and vacations with me. It would be my companion, and would help keep me safe.

The only roadblock is that a service dog is expensive. My parents have decided to go with an organization called Brigadoon Youth and Service Dogs. The fee for a service dog from Brigadoon is $5,000. That's where this blog comes into play. Getting a service dog is a long process. It will probably be 2009 before a dog could come home with me permanently.