Cara Quigley

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I am running to Protect Kids with Epilepsy

Please support my Marathon for Danny Did Foundation

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In 2019, our youngest son Quinn suffered two terrifying complex febrile seizures ten months apart. Thankfully, he recovered from them but it turned our world upside down. Three years after Quinn's seizures, I still think about them every day and worry if he will have more. I can only imagine what it is like for parents of children with Epilepsy who worry about seizures daily. I am running the 2023 Chicago Marathon to raise public awareness of Epilepsy and Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP). Your donation will go to the Danny Did Foundation, whose mission is to prevent deaths caused by seizures. Running 26.2 miles will not be easy and I'm sure there will be times during the marathon I will want to stop. I will keep running for Danny, for Quinn, and for the 65 million people worldwide who are affected by Epilepsy.

Thank you for considering a donation to support my 26.2 miles!

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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.