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Real Estate Broker Joins Board of Danny Did Foundation

 Jeanine McShea
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Danny Did Foundation

EDGEBROOK — A real estate broker with two grown children who have epilepsy is the newest board member of the Danny Did Foundation, officials said.

Jeanine McShea, the vice president and managing broker of Related Realty, has advocated for increasing the visibility of epilepsy in mainstream society, according to a statement from the foundation.

The Edgebrook-based Danny Did Foundation was founded by Mike and Mariann Stanton in January 2010 after the unexpected death of their 4-year-old son Danny in December 2009.

"It is exciting to advance the mission of the Danny Did Foundation in this new role," McShea said. "Having two wonderful adult children who cope with the uncertainty and challenges of seizures in their daily lives, our family shares Danny Did's sense of urgency for finding solutions that can help to keep our loved ones safe day-to-day."

Foundation Executive Director Tom Stanton praised McShea's enthusiasm and passion for making a difference.

McShea's "perspective as a mother and an advocate will boost Danny Did in having a positive and practical impact for the nearly 3 million Americans who face the challenges of epilepsy," Stanton said.

The foundation has provided financial support to families in 48 states and seven countries, officials said. The foundation takes its name from the last line in Danny’s obituary, written by his father: "Please go and enjoy life. Danny did."

The foundation helps families buy monitoring devices that sound an alarm when someone with epilepsy suffers a seizure while sleeping, which can be fatal.

About 2.3 million Americans suffer from epilepsy, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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