Rossville Middle School eighth-grader Mickie McCoy kneels beside her service dog Matty.More Info
Readers can keep up with Mickie via her “Fighting for Mickie” Facebook page, and can mail cards to her at P.O. Box 2121, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., 30742.To learn more about SIT, visit sitservicedogs.com.
Just in time for the holidays, 13-year-old Mickie McCoy got an Irish bred black Labrador retriever named Matty. The two are inseperable. Matty goes with her everywhere: to her classes at Rossville Middle School, even the bathroom.
Though he came with a $12,000 price tag, the family says he’s worth it.
In that one month’s time, Mickie has experienced three seizures – all detected by Matty. The Rossville teen has battled myoclonic epilepsy since March 2013.
In June 2014, Chattanooga Times Free Press columnist David Cook shared Mickie’s story with readers as her family began a campaign to help her get a service dog. The following summer, Walker Weekly gave an update on the fundraising progress.