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    Transforming People's Lives
    A Partnership of Cures Within Reach

The mission of the Dogs for Cures Foundation is to make a positive difference

The mission of the Dogs for Cures Foundation is to make a positive difference in the lives of individuals with catastrophic diseases such as type 1 diabetes and lung cancer by providing medical service dogs that are trained to use their senses and service abilities to improve quality and length of life for patients 24 hours per day.

Dogs for Cures Foundation is dedicated to:

1) Training medical service dogs.

2) Educating physicians, patients and the public about the value of medical service dogs to improve health by providing diagnostic support through their sensitive sense of smell, reducing medical complications through their monitoring of medical changes in a patient, and improving quality of life through their ability to support patient independence and safety.

3) Improving the medical service dog industry through scientific research to validate the benefits of medical service dogs and to establish best practices in the training of medical service dogs and their owners/patient partners.

As many as 5 million Americans have diseases that could benefit from the assistance of a medical service dog. Over a million patients with type 1 diabetes still do not have accurate glucose monitoring and maintenance, especially at night while they are asleep.

Mission

The mission of the Dogs for Cures Foundation is to make a positive difference in the lives of individuals with catastrophic diseases such as type 1 diabetes and lung cancer by providing medical service dogs that are trained to use their senses and service abilities to improve quality and length of life for patients 24 hours per day.

As we undertake this work we will also promote awareness of the use of diabetic alert and other medical service dogs to help improve health and prevent medical complications. We will also increase awareness of ADA regulations for medical service dogs in schools and businesses, and provide ongoing consultation and additional training to ensure the diabetic alerts service dog/patient team succeed as medical conditions change.

Our long range goals are to have a validated scientific protocol which will expedite the training process with a high degree of quality and accuracy of training of diabetic alert and other medical service dogs and to examine odorants (saliva, blood, and breath) which trigger the dogs alert and are indicative of changes in blood glucose levels.

The Dogs for Cures Foundation was started by Lisa Kelly to help others find the same level of success that Lisa's son, Liam, found when he was able to secure a diabetic alert dog to help monitor his blood sugar and reduce his risk of having life threatening lows.

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Dogs for Cures is part of Cures Within Reach, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to improving patient quality and length of life through repurposing existing drugs and devices for new uses. We love including dogs in our broad definition of 'existing devices' to support patients! Learn more at www.cureswithinreach.org

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