Susan Axelrod — one of the three founding mothers of the Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy — stood on the stage. Her hand shielded her eyes from the bright lights weaving through the around 550 dancers, who assembled at 7 p.m. in Norris University Center's Louis Room for the start of Dance Marathon."It's truly overwhelming," she said.
CURE is the primary beneficiary of DM's fundraising efforts this year. Axelrod told the dancers about her daughter, who started having seizures when she was seven months old. Her daughter is now 25 and cannot live alone because of the damage done to her brain, Axelrod said.
"Epilepsy is not a sexy disease, it's not well-understood, and we need research," she said. "Your efforts here tonight are going to double our research for next year."
The dancers cheered and the dancing began. It won't stop for the next 30 hours and neither will we. The Daily Northwestern will be there nearly every step of the way, bringing you the stories of the dancers, their supporters and the causes they're all fighting for.
Dan Fletcher/The Daily Northwestern
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