Epilepsy Sucks
Three surgeries. A lifetime with epilepsy. One marathon to fight back.
On March 7, 2027, I’m running the ASICS LA Marathon to raise funds for CURE Epilepsy.
CURE Epilepsy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit — gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
The journey, in numbers
Decades of epilepsy. Three surgeries. One marathon.
Start here
Four ways into the story
Epilepsy took enough of my life — three brain surgeries, years of recovery, and seizures I still live with today. On March 7, 2027, I’m running the LA Marathon for CURE Epilepsy, raising awareness and funding research for a future without epilepsy, because the chains don’t get the last word.
From a misshapen brain to the operating table
Cerebral hemiatrophy at age 8, the seizure that changed everything, and the surgical era that followed — resection, VNS, and DBS — plus interactive seizure & neuron simulations.
Read the story → 02 · The RecoveryThe golden setting, and 154 pounds gone
How finding the right DBS setting in 2026 gave me my life back — and how I lost 154 pounds along the way.
See the recovery → 03 · MarathonWhy I'm running — and the training log
26.2 miles for CURE Epilepsy on March 7, 2027. Follow every training run and the live fundraising progress.
Track the training → 04 · CommunityLeave a note, get in touch, follow along
Guestbook comments, contact info, a social share kit, and the Instagram feed from training.
Join in →March 7, 2027
26.2 miles for CURE Epilepsy
I’m running the ASICS Los Angeles Marathon with Team CURE Epilepsy — people with epilepsy, caregivers, researchers, and families who refuse to accept “this is as good as it gets.”
Latest from training: Taper week — an 8-mile run today — before the SLO Half Marathon on October 18. See the full training log & mileage chart →
CURE Epilepsy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit — gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.