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New Technology may help detect seizures that occur at night. Here’s how seizure detection devices such as the Emfit movement monitor operate.
Two weeks before Christmas 2009, Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) took the life of 4-year old Danny Stanton. Soon after, his parents, Mike and Mariann, created the Danny Did Foundation to help prevent deaths caused by seizures.
Parents join Danny Did Doundation as Ambassador Advocates
At a virtual intersection in Chicago, where a top-ranked university, nationally-recognized hospital, and world-renowed children’s clinic meet, researchers are accustomed to the challenges of data sharing across secured networks.
Abby and Rebecca Golde are sisters who have epilepsy, a brain disorder that causes periodic seizures.
During a seizure, brain cells keep firing instead of discharging electrical energy in a controlled manner
In November 2008, when he was just 6, William Moller had his first epileptic seizure, during a reading class at school. For about 20 seconds, he simply froze in place, as if someone had pressed a pause button. He could not respond to his teacher.
Danny Did Foundation
Students interested in raising money for Dance Marathon 2013 can now do so with Chicago-based charity Danny Did in mind as DM’s primary beneficiary. Danny Did raises money and awareness for children with epilepsy and other seizure-related issues. The secondary beneficiary is, as in the past, the Evanston Community Foundation.
Danny Did Foundation
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Your giving support makes a huge impact for the 1 in 26 Americans who will develop epilepsy over their lifetime. Your tax deductible contribution supports our mission to protect people who face epilepsy.
The Danny Did Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation organized in the state of Illinois and recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501©(3) tax-exempt organization. Our Tax ID number is 27-1642251. We hold a Gold Level charity rating from Guidestar.https://www.guidestar.org/