[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15158]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          DANNY DID FOUNDATION

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Illinois (Mr. Quigley) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, an estimated 50,000 people die every year 
as a result of seizures. Some of these victims are youngsters like 
Danny Stanton. Chicagoans Mike and Mariann Stanton founded the Danny 
Did Foundation after their 4-year-old son, Danny, died from a seizure 
while he was sleeping. The foundation is dedicated to preventing deaths 
caused by seizures and raising epilepsy awareness among the public and 
medical community. That's no small task, but one brave 7-year-old is 
taking a courageous step to help raise awareness of epilepsy's dangers.
  Nick Curley never met Danny, but Nick's cousin Jenny suffers from 
seizures. Nick has always helped out epilepsy charities in small ways, 
but felt the need to do something bigger. As an enthusiastic hockey 
player, he decided to combine his love for the sport and passion for 
charity to create ``100 Miles for Danny.''
  The 7-year-old athlete visited 20 different hockey rinks in the 
Chicago area and skated 5 miles, or 50 laps, at each rink. His goal has 
been to raise money and awareness for epilepsy, as well as the Danny 
Did Foundation. I had the honor and pleasure to skate with Nick on two 
separate occasions. Not only is he an impressive skater, but his 
dedication to educating the public about the perils of epilepsy is 
extraordinary. Nick's determination and warm heart set a powerful 
example for all of us--one that I will not soon forget.
  On Danny's first day of preschool, he told his teacher, I just want 
to learn. Like Danny, the foundation aims to educate the general public 
and the medical community about this misunderstood disease.
  I admire the efforts of the Danny Did Foundation and heroes like Nick 
Curley, who truly enjoys life, just like Danny did.

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