Alex Harpole with Mt Everest Base Camp Team
Alex’s mother, Carrie, send 4 Paws for Ability “a picture of the Mt. Everest Team that will be leaving next week in honor of Alex. Lady and Alex were filmed for their part of the documentry last week. You can also view more about their trip at www.efky.org We had a banner made today with a picture of Alex and Lady on it for them to take a picture with when they reach the top of the mountain.”
And more about the team:
A team of individuals that includes Scott Moody, a member of the Epilepsy Foundation Kentuckiana’s Board of Directors, along with five men and one woman, including videographer, David Kiern, who will be filming their journey during the 18-day trip to Mt. Everest Base Camp starting October 4th.
At nearly 18,000 feet in altitude, Everest Base Camp is the staging area for climbers attempting to summit Mt. Everest, the world’s largest peak. The team is practicing leadership principals, including servant leadership, that considers the needs of other individuals before self.
The team has chosen to support the Epilepsy Foundation of Kentuckiana. David’s goal is to incorporate the team’s journey with the journey of Alex Harpole, an eight-year old who has a severe form of epilepsy called Dravet’s Syndrome. He will be making three DVDs, one of the team’s journey, one of Alex and his journey with epilepsy, and one integrating both journeys together to raise epilepsy awareness and funds.
Alex, his parents Carrie and Paul, and Deb McGrath of the Epilepsy Foundation Kentuckiana got to meet the team and thank them for their commitment to make a difference in the lives of others living with epilepsy, like Alex. The team realizes Alex will never be able to climb a mountain, so they are climbing it for him and every other child and adult living with epilepsy. For this, we are extremely grateful to each team member!
P.S. from Carrie
I had to share with you that Alex took off during the fire drill yesterday across a field and towards the street behind his school and Lady cornered him in on the playground to keep him from reaching the street. She is so AMAZING!!
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