***UPDATE***
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June 25, 2012 - We have been in touch with Thames Centre Service Dogs and the amount required to finalize Buddha's adoption is now only $4,500! So far we have raised $200 towards Buddha's food and the cost to transport it to Port Colborne. This is a HUGE undertaking but one that can change the lives of an entire family - forever! We CAN make it happen if we rally and work together!
Jeremy was deployed to the Middle East in 2007. During that time he witnessed and participated in many traumatizing incidents. He was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Severe Depression, along with an anxiety disorder. He has a wife and two children, William (age 4) and Wesley (age 2-1/2), and are expecting a third in August.
Fortunately Jeremy is in therapy and on medication but he still finds it difficult to participate in daily life. Most days, he finds it difficult to even leave his bedroom for more than a few minutes at a time. He experiences night terrors on a regular basis, making it difficult to sleep and be well rested enough to interact with the family. He can rarely leave his home even just to take out the trash.
Jeremy and his family are trying to raise funds to adopt a PTSD service dog through the
Thames Centre. The dog - a Border Collie and Lab mix named Buddha - is trained to wake our veterans from night terrors and calm them down. Buddha provides Deep Pressure Therapy to help Jeremy stay grounded in the present, instead of flashing back to traumatizing experiences. Buddha will lead him out of stressful situations that would otherwise cause him to have severe panic attacks.
Buddha is now with our Jeremy and his family, but they still need our help! Project Maddie's goal is to provide Buddha with several months worth of food (he is on a specific diet), toys and treats, and we will likely need to transport all of this from Oakville to Port Colborne.
For those who are interested, Jeremy is still $5,000 short for Buddha's adoption fee which will allow him to stay with him permanently.
If you can help this veteran and his service dog Buddha in any way it will be most appreciated, and we will be bringing you status updates.No donation is too small.
e-mail interac transfers can be sent to projectmaddie@gmail.com
cheques payable to Project Maddie can be mailed to 105 Allan St, Box 503 Oakville ON L6J 3N2 (please mention Buddha in the "memo section").
We do have paypal as well, simply click the "donate" button on the top right side of the screen. The only downside to Paypal is they keep part of your donation as a processing fee.
Our mission statement is "keeping people and pets together". We believe in the human animal bond, and how beneficial it is for both humans and pets not to be separated. In Jeremy and Buddha's case it is critical that they stay together.
Any help is very, very much appreciated!
