How to Donate

Please click here to be redirected to Rosalie's YouCaring.com Fundraiser site: http://bit.ly/Donate4Rosalie

Why Fundraise?

There are many organizations out there that provide "free" service dogs. You may be wondering why we are not using one of those agencies.

There is not such thing as a free service dog. Someone pays for the raising and training of these dogs.

One of the main reasons 4 Paws For Ability uses fundraising is so that communities all across the country can be tapped into for funds for service dogs. Most other agencies rely on professional fundraisers that only fundraise in a limited area. For this reason, wait times to receive a service dog are vastly longer (2-6 years) than at 4 Paws (We're looking at 15-18 months).

It costs $22,000 to raise and train a service dog. We have committed to raising $13,000 for 4 Paws for Ability. The contribution to 4 Paws is what qualifies Rosalie to receive a service dog. 4 Paws makes sure the other $9,000 is raised for each service dog.

We are committed to helping 4 Paws cause. 4 Paws is committed to helping Rosalie and people like her live a more fulfilled and independent life.

Rosalie will receive her travel date to go and get her dog only AFTER $13,000 has been raised for 4 Paws. This travel date will be 11 months AFTER we are done fundraising.

Won't you consider donating TODAY?

www.4PawsForAbility.org/donation.html in honor of Rosalie Jewett

You can now see Rosalie's story on the 4 Paws website!

Read Rosalie's story here: http://4pawsforrosalie.blogspot.com/2012/05/leukemia-survivor-needs.html

Leukemia Survivor Needs a Seizure/Multipurpose Assistant Dog

UPDATE [7/10/13]: We successfully raised more than $13,000 for 4 Paws For Ability. In less than three weeks we are travelling to Ohio to train with and bring home Rosalie's service dog. The training class lasts two weeks. We are fundraising to help cover travel, lodging, and dog related expenses. More information about how you can help is here: http://4pawsforrosalie.blogspot.com/2013/07/dog-pick-up-fundraising.html

In the fall of 2002, Rosalie was diagnosed with a very rare and aggressive form of leukemia. She was only six months old. Her doctors recommended a bone marrow transplant as the most promising treatment for this cancer. While we were waiting for a donor match, Rosalie spent most of the next few months at Children’s Hospital in Seattle. She had two rounds of chemotherapy.

After four long months, a bone marrow donor was found! An anonymous, unrelated forty-two year old woman matched Rosalie perfectly. To prepare her body to receive this life saving gift, it was necessary to destroy all of her existing bone marrow. Rosalie had more chemotherapy and eight intense sessions of full body radiation.

At just ten months old, Rosalie had her bone marrow transplant. By the grace of God, she recovered very quickly and was producing new blood cells ahead of the doctor’s best-case predictions. She had almost no graft v.s. host disease; a common problem with this type of transplant. For the next year, Rosalie could not risk exposure to any illness or disease. She couldn’t even touch the dirt outside or receive flowers.

At about 15 months old, we started noticing that Rosalie was occasionally “falling asleep” in her highchair. When she was 3 years old, we determined that she was actually having seizures. At that time, we were optimistic that her seizures would be controllable with medication and that she would even grow out of them. Rosalie was seeing a variety of therapists as part of her long term cancer recovery plan. Her seizures were a hinderance to her progress and development.

The road since then has been very long for Rosalie and her family. There have been stretches of time that are seizure free. But the types, effects, and even the triggers of her seizures have changed many times. Seizures can be triggered in multiple ways. For Rosalie, common triggers are lack of sleep, too much activity, being told "No", among others. Some of Rosalie's seizures are triggered by the act of falling asleep. Epileptics, like Rosalie, can actually develop a fearfulness of going to sleep. Rosalie has reduced energy (an aftereffect of cancer treatment), exhaustion from seizures, and difficulty sleeping; she is very limited in what she can do and is often homebound.

For years, everyone (doctors, therapists, and family) believed that Rosalie could develop normally if her seizures were ever controlled. Right now, there are days she has only one seizure; other days it may be dozens. At this point, it is highly unlikely that we will ever be able to get her seizures under control. Today, she is many years behind her peers and was recently diagnosed as mentally handicapped too.

The frequency of seizure activity affects Rosalie’s behavior and mood. Rosalie is often very aware of the seizures and can become panicky, distraught, and feel unsettled. During a seizure, every muscle in Rosalie's body contracts. This has made Rosalie physically very strong. However, she lacks common sense and, with her mental handicap and developmental delays, meeting her needs is often difficult.  

Rosalie is now 10 years old. She is home schooled and the oldest of four children. She is very sweet and fun to be with. She has always been very content with herself and who she is. We are looking forward to how a seizure/multipurpose assistant dog will help in her daily life.

Rosalie's family and friends are partnering with 4 Paws as volunteers to raise the $13,000 necessary to get Rosalie's Service Dog. All donations are tax deductible.

There are two ways you can choose to make your donation. You can make an online donation www.4PawsForAbility.org, or mail a check to: 

4 Paws for Ability 

In Honor of Rosalie Jewett 

253 Dayton Ave

Xenia, Ohio 45385

We're getting a Service Dog!

UPDATE [7/10/13]: We successfully raised more than $13,000 for 4 Paws For Ability. In less than three weeks we are travelling to Ohio to train with and bring home Rosalie's service dog. The training class lasts two weeks. We are fundraising to help cover travel, lodging, and dog related expenses. More information about how you can help is here: http://4pawsforrosalie.blogspot.com/2013/07/dog-pick-up-fundraising.html

Hi Everyone!

We are excited to announce that Rosalie has been approved to receive a service dog from 4 Paws for Ability in Xenia, Ohio! This dog will help Rosalie with her seizures and so much more. It will be a source of comfort to her, a constant companion, and a great friend for her.

Right now, we are in the process of fundraising $13,000 for 4 Paws for Ability. Every contribution to 4 Paws helps to qualify Rosalie for her service dog. Service dogs cost about $22,000 to raise and train.

We are putting together more information as quickly as possible but here are some highlights for now:

UPDATE [7/10/13] Donations can be made here: http://bit.ly/Donate4Rosalie

-Donations can be made through 4PawsForAbility.org. Make sure your donation is "in honor of Rosalie Jewett." Also, if you use Paypal, make sure you mark it as a gift to avoid fees.

-Donations can also be made by check and sent through the mail to:

4 Paws for Ability

In Honor of Rosalie Jewett

253 Dayton Ave

Xenia, Ohio 45385

-Rosalie's blog is 4PawsForRosalie.blogspot.com

-Rosalie's Facebook page is 4PawsForRosalie. http://www.facebook.com/groups/151282541669781/

-We are having a Fundraiser Extravaganza on Friday June 15th and Saturday June 16th. It will be at Trinity Baptist Church in Renton, WA. There will be a Garage Sale, Bake Sale, Car Wash, Hot Dogs, and Italian Sodas. More information to follow.

Please pass this information on to anyone and everyone you know.

Thanks so much!

Shawna