When Alyssa Howes was 4, she lost her sight and started having seizures — up to 20 a day.
For years, her grandmother stayed in the girl’s room at night, watching for an attack. That ended three years ago when Alyssa got a rare gift for a young child: a service dog named Flint.
When the golden retriever moved in, life changed for Alyssa’s Los Angeles-area family. He gives the 11-year-old a more normal life by alerting her family to seizures, guiding her so she doesn’t fall and allowing her to have a bit more freedom.
