Diane's Marathon Swim for the Danny Did Foundation. Your donation will help fight epilepsy and prevent SUDEP
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Making waves to help children with epilepsy and to prevent SUDEP
I am proud to be a board member and supporter of the Danny Did Foundation. The funds we raise will go to families that need a seizure detection device. These devices will alert family members when their loved one needs help. They also can provide critical information for their doctors. Here is a testimonial from one of Danny Did’s device grant recipients:
“Tonight my life changes. Tonight I won't sleep with one eye open. Because of a little boy named Danny, tonight I go to sleep with the knowledge that if my Melody has a seizure in her bed, I will be alerted in time to respond.”
-Hemme Family, Broomfield, Colorado
Seizures are unpredictable and can be deadly. The Stanton family established Danny Did to prevent other families from suffering the enormous heartbreak of losing a child or loved to SUDEP, sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. Please scroll down to read more about Danny’s Legacy and visit Danny Did’s device grant recipient page to see all those beautiful smiling kids. https://www.dannydid.org/photos-videos/device-reci... These are the smiles that keep me swimming!
Thank you,
Diane Garvey
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 family we reach.