Alert Dogs
Alert dogs know well in advance when there’s an oncoming seizure. In my book, Audie tries feverishly to alert Ivy that a seizure is about...
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Colleen MacFarlane
- Nov 8, 2022
- 1 min
Endorsement from the Honorable Tony Coelho, author of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
"Ivy and Audie is a powerful and inspirational story about the strength and support that three friends can find in one another. Audie,...
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Colleen MacFarlane
- Nov 8, 2022
- 1 min
Walk for Epilepsy in North Carolina 11/05/2022
Had a great time on Saturday with the folks from the Epilepsy Foundation of North Carolina. All the time combined raised over $40,000...
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Colleen MacFarlane
- Jun 7, 2022
- 1 min
Reilly
Gretta introduces Ivy to Reilly one day on the playground. Gretta and Ivy are drawn to Reilly because he is friendly and kind. Reilly has...
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Colleen MacFarlane
- Jun 7, 2022
- 1 min
Gretta
Gretta is fearless. She faces more seizures than Ivy, but this doesn't stop her zeal for living life to its fullest. Epilepsy does not...
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Colleen MacFarlane
- Jun 7, 2022
- 1 min
Meet Ivy
Ivy is a kind soul who becomes Audie's best friend. She trains Audie as her alert dog. Ivy is a good student. She helps her two best...
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Colleen MacFarlane
- Jun 7, 2022
- 1 min
Ivy and Audie: A Store for Teens about Epilepsy
Ivy and Audie is a story of compassion about Ivy, a ten-year-old girl who is diagnosed with epilepsy. Her adoptive parents own Audie, a...
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Colleen MacFarlane
- Feb 25, 2022
- 1 min
WHO GETS EPILEPSY?
1 IN 26 PEOPLE IN THE USA WILL DEVELOP EPILEPSY AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIFETIME. 3 in 10 people with epilepsy live with uncontrolled...
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Colleen MacFarlane
- Jan 30, 2022
- 1 min
WHAT IS EPILEPSY?
Epilepsy is a seizure disorder. A person who has two or more unprovoked seizures (seizures caused by abnormal brain signals) is thought...
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Colleen MacFarlane
- Jan 30, 2022
- 1 min
IVY AND AUDIE
This book is dedicated to young children and teens who are coping with the diagnosis of epilepsy. Ivy has her first seizure at age nine....
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Colleen MacFarlane
- Dec 1, 2021
- 1 min
Schnauzer Traits that Melt Your Heart
You’d have to be barkin’ mad not to fall in love with their whiskers, and; they have the best eyebrows on the planet. Their hearing is...
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Colleen MacFarlane
- Dec 1, 2021
- 1 min
Schnauzer Traits
Yes, they bark.I think it’s because they love the sound of their own voice. Our Lucy knows she’s not supposed to bark when her least...
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Colleen MacFarlane
- Dec 1, 2021
- 1 min
Schnauzer Traits
When Lucy sees her sister, Molly, they squeak at each other. No barking, just squeaking. Surely one of the humans will let them play with...
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Colleen MacFarlane
- Dec 1, 2021
- 1 min
Schnauzer Traits
For better or for worse, they have great memories. If you yell at them or otherwise hurt their feelings, they will never forget.I never...
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Colleen MacFarlane
- Nov 14, 2021
- 1 min
Final Post for "Listening to Her Own Voice"
With warm regards to the Sisters of Christian Charity and Sister Lucia, whose dedication led to a life lived without regret.Pictured here...
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Colleen MacFarlane
- Sep 15, 2021
- 1 min
Washington House, Chaska, MN
Marie Kerker was indeed the proprietor of this fine establishment. Here’s an example of one of the many ad’s Marie placed to entice the...
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Colleen MacFarlane
- Sep 15, 2021
- 1 min
Death of John Kerker
Newspaper notice of John Kerker’s death in 1883. Pictured here is a part of Papa’s obituary; a man who died much too early, and who...
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Colleen MacFarlane
- Sep 15, 2021
- 1 min
Dagobert Kerker
Obituary – the line that describes Dag as one of the few in Chaska that numbered everybody as his friend, I think, says it all.
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Colleen MacFarlane
- Sep 15, 2021
- 1 min
John Beierstettel
Husband of Antonia who was the original owner of the ring.His obituary emphasizes his talent as a musician and his business acumen.His...
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