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I am running a Marathon in support of the Danny Did Foundation. Your gift will help protect kids with Epilepsy. image

I am running a Marathon in support of the Danny Did Foundation. Your gift will help protect kids with Epilepsy.

Please consider supporting my 26.2 miles for those suffering with seizures.

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The Danny Did Foundation is an amazing organization that not only helps raise funds for kids with epilepsy but is focused on building awareness for the disease and community in Northern Chicago through outreach programs, events (like the Danny Did kickball tournament) and sponsorships. They were gracious enough to sponsor a youth baseball team that I was fortunate enough to coach.

Now I am trying to give back by raising money for the foundation through my Chicago Marathon training. Please help me help this wonderful organization by making a donation. All donations, big and small, are helpful!

Thank you,

Chip

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.