Five-year-old Breanna Heck has a rare form of epilepsy called Dravet Syndrome, which causes her to easily overheat. Her mom Jenny searched for something to help her daughter for years; finally, she found a solution.
What she found is the Cool Gel n’ Cap, a character-themed and colorful “cooling hat” that prevents Breanna from overheating and the seizures she would sometimes endure.
The inventor of this product is Timothy Panicali of Elma. He knows firsthand how beneficial his creation can be for parents of young children. He developed it after his son bumped his head and started crying, and Panicali created a makeshift ice pack inside one of his son’s hats to relieve the hurt.
A few years later, Panicali has a finished product that he launched at the ABC Kids Expo in Las Vegas, where he attracted the attention of Walgreens and other health care providers. This hat can be just what the doctor ordered for bumps and bruises to the head, earaches, and fever.
“I has helped her so much,” Heck said. “Now, when she feels like she is getting too warm, she says ‘I need my hat on.’ This hat has truly been a blessing.”
These first aid hats received a National Parenting Publications Award, and accolades are pouring in from doctors, nurses, pharmacists and moms.
To learn more, visit www.coolgelncap.net or www.dravetfoundation.org.
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