#NEAM #FBF: Gibson Says "Show Me the Money for K9 Epilepsy Research!"

 FiveSibes #Flashback ~ Gibson says, "Show me the donation money!" ~ 2012
 
What a fun and proud memory! With this being November Epilepsy Awareness Month (#NEAM), I thought I'd highlight a flashback of my beloved Gibson, who was diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy shortly after his third birthday and is the beautiful face behind my #FiveSibes #LiveGibStrong and #Paws4Purple initiatives. This photo was Gibson "helping" me count donations from a box we had placed in our vet's office for folks to purchase our #LiveGibStrong K-9 Epilepsy Awareness bracelets! This cash, plus donations from sales of my then new children's book, What's Wrong With Gibson? Learning About K-9 Epilepsy, were donated to the Epil-K9 Foundation/Canine Epilepsy Resouces "Emma's Fund" at the North Carolina State University-College of Veterinary Medicine (NCSU-CVM) Neurology Department (now the Companion Animal  Epilepsy Research Lab).
 
Holding my boy's paw with his awareness bracelet.

Gibson says, "Cut the check!" And we did! Although it was just $50, it was a big deal back then! The internet was in its infancy stage, so most fundraising was by word of mouth. This was the first of several checks from fundraising events, including $2,500 raised through an auction, that was donated half to Emma's Fund for Canine Epilepsy research and the half to The Wally Foundation for Rx assistance to families of dogs with idiopathic epilepsy.
 
 
Below, is the late Marion Mitchell of the Canine Epilepsy Resources/Epil-K9 Foundation, a pioneer of Canine Epilepsy awareness, with two of her Dalmatians, who accepted our check that went to her "Emma's" fund she created at NCSU-CVM.
 
  

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  1. Brian's Home BlogNovember 13, 2026 at 10:22 AM

    Let's all hope that more can be done to solve the mystery of this horrible disease!

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