15 Years of DSF

Peyton is a sweet, funny, tender hearted 12-year-old who loves Basketball, Taekwondo, playing with his siblings and anything video game related. Peyton has the biggest heart and wants to be friends with everyone. He shares homes with his mom (Brittany), Bonus Dad (Kevin), Dad (Derek), Bonus Mom (Lindsey). He is the older brother of Easton, […]

Julia is and has always been on her own path…  Born 9 days late, she is the light of our lives. Her first seizure was the day after her two-month vaccinations. She did a weird thing, shaking her left arm for a few minutes, then stopped and took a nap. We thought it was odd,

Elissa—also affectionately known as Lizzie-Lu and Lu-Lu by her team of caregivers—is our second daughter and was perfectly healthy when she was born. In February 2011, at just six months old, she had her first tonic-clonic (convulsive) seizure. It lasted over 30 minutes, and we felt helpless as we watched her endure. Soon after Elissa’s

Alaina is a sweet 19-year-old who lives in Smyrna, GA with her parents, Blaine & Shannon, and her siblings, Brandon and Courtney. She had her first seizure at four months old. It was the first of many prolonged and very scary seizures in her first few years of life. In 2009, at age 4.5, she