Hello Everyone. I am running the Chicago Marathon this year in support of the Danny Did foundation.

Hello, My name is Trevor Way I am eighteen years of age ( nineteen at the time of the marathon) and I am racing the Chicago Marathon in support of The Danny Did Foundation and kids suffering from seizures. I was diagnosed with Epilepsy three years ago, but it never stopped me from doing what I love, sitting down on the couch and watching TV. Not just kidding! I love the fresh air, exercising, sports and nothing is gonna change that. I'm not the best at it, but that's alright because I know I give one hundred and ten percent. In High School, I ran cross-country, I was on the swim team, and I played water polo. When I was told I had Epilepsy it was a bummer at first, but as I've gone on in life I've learned to adjust. Life is all about perspective. I am lucky to have what I believe is the most loving,understanding family in the entire world. There is not one person that isn't related to me that doesn't do something that amazes me. It's because of them that everytime I think of giving up, I continue. If there is one thing I have learned about Danny's story, it is that each day is a precious gift and life should never be taken for granted. I'm lucky and fourtante to be waking up and doing the things I love everyday and it is the gratitude of what you have that makes the mind positive. I would like to say I didn't exercise this year because of the gym closures, but maybe I was just being lazy again. So I told myself, challenge yourself; challenge your mind. Nobody that's lived a prosperous life will tell you that you should never challenge yourself. So let's do it!

Update (8.1.21): Hello Everyone we are currently nine days out from the marathon so I figured I would make a little update shortly before. Yesterday was a rest day for me so I did what I usually do, stretch and sleep. I woke up to a text from my sister that said something that I never could have imagined I would receive. She told me that not only had I met my fundraising goal but I had surpassed it. I felt such a rush of joy and absolute gratitude that I was able to do this. My goal was to raise a minimum amount of eight hundred dollars and we have more than doubled that. It means more to me than any of you will ever know just knowing that people support me and the foundation this way. As I continue to mentally and physically prepare for these next couple of days I will keep this in the back of my mind. When each day, each run, and each stretch is a struggle, I remember we are in this together.

- Thank you, Trevor Way

About Danny Did Foundation

Founded by Chicago parents Mike and Mariann Stanton in 2010 after the sudden death of their four-year-old son Danny, the Danny Did Foundation’s primary mission is to prevent deaths caused by seizures. The Foundation advances public awareness of epilepsy and Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP), strives to improve communication about SUDEP between medical professionals and families affected by seizures, and advocates for the mainstream acceptance and use of seizure detection and prediction devices that may assist in preventing seizure-related deaths.

Epilepsy affects 3.4 million people in the United States and 65 million people worldwide. One in 26 Americans will develop epilepsy during their lifetime. But what few people understand, including many people with epilepsy, is that seizures can be fatal. More people die as a result of seizures than from fires and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) combined. In addition to deaths caused by drowning, other accidents, and status epilepticus (prolonged seizures),thousands of deaths occur annually from SUDEP, a fact that is little known and too rarely addressed by medical professionals and in public discussions of epilepsy.

The Danny Did Foundation takes it's name from the last line of Danny Stanton’s obituary, written by his dad: “Please go and enjoy your life. Danny did.” We celebrate Danny’s spirit in every child and family we reach.

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