#TackleEpilepsy and Help Coach Jerry Kill Raise Awareness & $$$ for Epilepsy!

We here at FiveSibes are joining Coach Jerry Kill, who as partnered with UCB and EpilepsyAdvocate,  in his #TackleEpilepsy social media campaign to help spread the word about Epilepsy Awareness. On the Big Game Day - February 5 - UCB will feature an ad in the Super Bowl program advocating for Epilepsy Awareness. From now until then,  you can join in by posting pics of your (and your dog's) "game face" as your Facebook profile pic, tag some friends, and also share your pic on all of your social media with the hashtag #TackleEpilepsy. That's it! And... "UCB will donate $26,000 to the Epilepsy Foundation in honor of #TackleEpilepsy participation!"

In memory of my sweet Epi-dog, Gibson and our continual #LiveGibStrong K-9 Epilepsy Awareness Campaign, I have my purple-for-Epilepsy-awareness game face on and we are in! Will you join in, too, for both K9s and humans living with Epilepsy?


 And since it's our Flashback Friday blog hop...my photos are of my sweet angel and Epi-Husky, Gibson, with my two books on Canine Epilepsy inspired by him and his journey. If you are not familiar with Gibson's journey with Canine Epilepsy, you can visit the blog listing HERE that contains posts all about Gibson, our Epilepsy Awareness advocacy, my books, articles, and my "The Sibe Vibe" Dog Works Radio episodes on the topic.  My and Gibson's message will forever be that dogs can ~and DO~ live full, happy lives with Canine Epilepsy. He will always be the inspiration for other dogs with seizure disorders to #LiveGibStrong!



The following are my direct affiliate links to purchase the books through Amazon. If you click on the link, I will receive a tiny commission *at no extra cost to you.* Thank you in advance!

 A portion of sales from both books is donated through my #LiveGibStrong campaign to the Canine Epilepsy Resources/Epil-K9 Foundation's "Emma's Seizure Fund" through the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine Neurology Department.








 


Flashback Fridays are brought to you by us - the FiveSibes - and now also our co-hosts, Love is being owned by a Husky each Friday. We hope you'll find a photo or video from Memory Lane, post it, and link up to our blog hop each week! If you don't catch it on Friday, you can link up any time during the week!


We are also joining The Pet Parade! Please be sure to pop over to the hosts Rascal & Rocco, Bionic Basil, Love is Being Owned by a Husky, and Barking From the Bayou blogs to visit all the pet stories on parade!

 

Comments

  1. Hailey and Zaphod and their LadyFebruary 4, 2017 at 7:33 AM

    Thanks for letting us know about this! We wish the campaign success.

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  2. Brian's Home BlogFebruary 4, 2017 at 1:20 PM

    Such wonderful work y'all do for such an important cause!

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    1. FiveSibesMomFebruary 5, 2017 at 8:08 PM

      Thank you so much, Brian. That means so much...Gibson started a revolution!

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  3. Dogs Luv Us and We Luv ThemFebruary 5, 2017 at 8:14 AM

    What a wonderful initiative! The ad should get lots of attention on Superbowl Sunday. Beautiful photos of sweet Angel Gibson.
    Love & Biscuits,
    Dogs Luv Us and We Luv Them

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    1. FiveSibesMomFebruary 5, 2017 at 8:09 PM

      Thank you, Cathy! I feel him here right with me...and I hope the commercial goes totally viral!

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