August 2020 | Page 30

People say Willow is mature. I think maybe that’s because she’s had to be. She’s only seven but she raises and shows goats. She is homeschooled at our farm and she’s been a regular at the neurology department at Hasbro Children’s Hospital since she was two. Treatment and training have got her epilepsy under control, but the key to Willow’s health has been Willow—my strong-willed, independent girl.