A Newbury couple had an emotional assembly with a trainee help canine they named after their son who handed away seven years in the past.
Over time, Chris and Peter James have raised hundreds of kilos for Assist Canines, a UK charity that trains canine to detect seizures and assist individuals with epilepsy get to a protected place.
Their son Alex died following an epileptic seizure on the age of 34, in 2015.
The couple now sponsor a trainee help canine referred to as Alex, who’s being sorted Sheffield couple Shaun and Lesley Logan.
The Logans travelled to Newbury on September 15 in order that Alex may make a visitor look at a fundraising espresso morning elevating cash for Assist Canines that the James’s placed on.
The occasion, which passed off at St Nicolas’ Church, raised greater than £500.
Mrs James mentioned: “We had an incredible couple of days. We had household and pals come from far and huge to assist and it was so pretty to satisfy little Alex and his people, Lesley and Shaun.”
The James’s have stored up with Alex’s progress through a WhatsApp group with the Logans. Alex is earmarked to change into both an epilepsy seizure alert canine or an autism help canine for a kid with autism.
Mrs Logan mentioned: “We had a stunning heat welcome in Newbury, and visited the memorial backyard, in reminiscence of Alex, at St Nicolas’ Church.
“The espresso morning was very well-attended, and other people have been enthusiastic about the star of the present; Alex beloved the eye and confirmed off a few of his abilities.
“Folks have been genuinely within the position of help canine, and I frolicked explaining the completely different roles of these concerned in a pet’s journey.”
Mrs James mentioned: “Every part we did for our Alex to fundraise in his reminiscence is so worthwhile whenever you see this pretty canine, and it’s been so useful for us to see what Shaun and Lesley are doing with him.
“Clearly I’d love pet Alex to change into a seizure alert canine to assist individuals with epilepsy, however no matter he finally ends up doing we’ll be so proud.
“It’s a fantastic factor for us to do to sponsor pet Alex – as a result of it looks like we’re doing one thing for our Alex.”
