Generous donation helps family reach funding goal for service dog to manage toddler’s rare condition

CRANBERRY, Pa. — A generous donation is helping a local family get a much-needed service dog for their toddler.

Channel 11 first told you about Sophia, also known as Pip, last week. The almost 2-year-old needs the service dog to help manage a rare genetic disorder, MCADD.

>>> A Pup for Pip! Local toddler in desperate need of service dog to help manage rare genetic disorder

Pip’s family now tells us that after the story ran, another family who lost a child due to a metabolic crisis 29 years ago felt compelled to help and donated $11,000. This donation, along with others, put Pip’s family over their $23,000 funding goal to get on the waitlist for the service dog.

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