On March 2, 2005, Danny was born. He passed away from SUDEP in mid December of this last year. On his birthday, just under 7000 on "The Danny Did Foundation" Facebook page celebrated his life. We join his family on their mission to protect others from losing their child the same way. And in this little boy’s name, we push ourselves to find something GOOD here in the empty space of loss that we feel for those who loved Danny most of all.
Help us to see that THIS picture of life right now and what your family is doing in your name, doesn’t HAVE to replace the picture of your smile, or mean more than even one of your days here, in order to be a valuable and meaningful picture….too.
Help your mom and dad to make sense of this new way of loving you. They loved you the old way so much and it’s really hard for them. It’s hard for all of us who have come to know their love for you.
You scattered your seeds here when you left us. They are powerful, beautiful, meaningful seeds. Your parents are watering those seeds with the same care they gave you while you were here, and sharing them with the world. All the success that they have had doing that certainly DOES show that this is the right thing to do and the very best way to love you now; a way we believe you can still feel, Danny.
Help us to know what is in YOUR heart. Your heart is at the center of The Danny Did Foundation. Your eyes are much better than ours are, and like I said, the people who love you most are having a hard time “seeing” right now. None of this would be possible without your special seeds. Keep showing us what to do with them. You have a whole army that wants to make a difference in your name, little guy. We will all get better with our hearing and seeing this new way because we really want to. Keep leading, Danny.
Your fifth year will be different than the first four were. But that doesn’t mean that year five isn’t special….too.
I just want you to know that as a person who didn’t have the honor of knowing you until after you were gone, I feel you here. You’re a really bright and loving light, Danny, and doing a fantastic job with shining. That’s really unusual for someone so young, I think. Hearing who you were in THIS life has inspired me. Who you are to me now inspires me still. For all of that I’m so thankful.
Each one of us would gladly give up our Facebook fan status, and even give back all that coming to know you has given, to have you back here at the home you love with your family. We don’t have that power, but I wanted you to know that’s the real first choice here, and that will always be true.
We are all doing our very best to make the second choice spectacular…too.
We love you Danny Stanton.
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