Leo: Owning his world

Leo Pluhacek suffers from epilepsy and has overcome many roadblocks in order to become independent. Leo has dealt with unpredictable seizures that have made it difficult to drive, go to school and find work with his service dog, Tony. He is working to move out of his parents home and have a place of his own. You can read more about Leo here.

Leo Pluhacek helps his father Mark Pluhacek in the garden at his restaurant Marks Bistro on May 12, 2015 in Omaha.

Leo Pluhacek attends a Domesti-PUPS training event shortly after he gets his new service dog Tony on October 18, 2014 at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln.

Leo Pluhacek hangs out in his bedroom on November 14, 2014 at his home in Omaha.

Leo Pluhacek and his father Mark Pluhacek work on renovations for their upstairs attic on January 7, 2015 at their home in Omaha. They hope to transform the attic into an apartment for Leo until he moves out of the house and gets a place to call his own.

Leo Pluhacek, right, attends his second day of class on December 4, 2014 at Metropolitan Community College in Omaha. He missed his first day of the class because he had a seizure the morning before school.

Hours after losing his job, Leo Pluhacek looks online for job openings on May 12, 2015 at his home in Omaha.

Leo Pluhacek, right, and his father Mark Pluhacek, left,work on renovations for their upstairs attic on January 7, 2015 at their home in Omaha. They hope to transform the attic into an apartment for Leo until he moves out of the house to find a place he can call his own

Leo Pluhacek goes on a hayride as he attends an outing with Young Adults with Epilepsy, a group he founded, on August 15, 2015 at  Bellevue Berry and Pumpkin Ranch in Omaha. 

Leo Pluhacek and coworker Shelby Burton work security at the ConAgra ice rink on December 22, 2014 in Omaha.

 Leo Pluhacek, right, is congratulated by his mother Kristin Pluhacek, second from right, and father Mark Pluhacek, left, at his college graduation from Metropolitan Community College on May 19, 2015 at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha.

Leo Pluhacek has his Vagus nerve stimulation assessed on November 19, 2014 at UNMC in Omaha.

Leo Pluhacek, left, and his father Mark Pluhacek, right, leave the house to buy Christmas presents for Kristin Pluhacek on December 22, 2014 in Omaha.

Leo Pluhacek, right, goes bowling with his friend Andrew Fish, left, on August 11, 2015 at Maplewood Lanes in Omaha.

Leo Pluhacek, left, and Brooke Lawlor, right, attend an outing with Young Adults with Epilepsy, a group he founded, on August 15, 2015 at Bellevue Berry and Pumpkin Ranch in Omaha.

Mark Pluhacek, left, Leo Pluhacek, center, and Kristin Pluhacek, right, hang artwork in Leo's new attic apartment on November 17, 2015 their home in Omaha

Leo Pluhacek goes to his first day of work as a Park Maintenance Worker with the City of Omaha Parks and Recreation department on March 07, 2016 at Hansom Park in Omaha.