Thunderstorms in My Brain: A Service Dog Story

By Rosalie Brown

Thunderstorms are erupting inside Rosalies brain. When she is six years old, Rosalie has her first seizure and learns she has epilepsy. As she grows older, she tries to navigate a world made more difficult by her disability. Though sometimes its scary, she never gives up. With the help of her family and her seizure response dog, Rolex, Rosalie learns that she can help others and achieve her dreams. The topic of disability is underrepresented in childrens literature, epilepsy even more so. With colorful, evocative illustrations, this book is perfect for those who want to teach children about epilepsy, disability, service dogs, or empathy. At times happy, at times sad, but always triumphant, Rosalies true story is a tribute to how the power of love can help us all overcome the obstacles of life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Aug 10, 2018
• ISBN: 9781546254638

Rosalie Brown

Rosalie Brown is twenty-six, and has had epilepsy since she was six years old. She struggled unsuccessfully to control it for many years, until she received her Canine Assistants service dog, Rolex, in 2014. Rosalie has had a life-long love of literature, and after receiving Rolex, was able to work as a library clerk for four years. After having to put her education on hold, Rosalie was finally able to go back to school in 2017. She is earning her BA in Library Science from the University of Nebraska Omaha, and will graduate in 2019. She is an avid baker, reader, and has made it her mission to spread awareness about epilepsy, disabilities, and service dogs.

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Reviews for Thunderstorms in My Brain

[Lauren Joyner · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

For some reason my Service Dog in Training loves it when I read to him so we have story time a few nights a week. I search for children's books about service dogs so that I can recommend them to other service dog handlers & to parents of children interested in my Sd(iT). This book has sky rocketed to the top of those lists, it's incredibly similar to the emotions I've been through prior to getting a prospect and going through the phases of training him. I even greatly empathize with a decrease in symptoms fainting for me rather than seizures like Rosalie.

This beautifully illustrates the grief and fears related to being ill at a young age and the relief and joy related to having a dog who mitigates that illness or those illnesses. I highly recommend this book and will be adding it to my home library if I can find a copy of it.