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Hailey Hamilton

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My target 150 kms

I’m taking part in Walk for Epilepsy because my beautiful daughter Lily was diagnosed with epilepsy when she was 9 months old

I want to raise money and make a difference for people living with epilepsy. Please help me by giving whatever you can using the 'Donate' button. The more people that know about the walk, the greater the impact, so please also spread the word by sharing our page with your friends and family. Thank you in advance for your generosity, it means a lot!

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$1,791

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$300

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My Achievements

Trailblazer!

You're on your way to becoming an Epilepsy Champ! Signup complete

Stepping Up

Self donate to show your friends and family how its done

Staying Connected

Let the world know that you're helping those living with epilepsy on your socials

Better Together

Get your friends together to a create a team!

Recruiting For The Cause

Invite others to join in on the fun!

Making Every Step Count!

You've hit the $200 mark for donations! You're in a draw to win a $300 Coles Myer voucher!

Consistent Mover

Thankyou, you've raised $500!!! A Walk for Epilepsy pack is coming your way!

Ultra Walker!

Thankyou, you've raised $1000! You'll be receiving a limited edition W4E hoodie and you're in the draw to WIN an Airbnb voucher ($200).

Step Master!

Thankyou, you've raised $2000! You're in the draw to win a $500 Airbnb Voucher

Halfway Hero

You've reached the halfway mark of your challenge, keep pushing forward!

Money Maker!

You've hit your fundraising goal! We couldn't be more proud of you

Walk for Epilepsy 2024 Champion!

You've smashed your target goal! We couldn't be more proud of you

1 in 25 Challenge Champion

You've completed your 100km in 25 days!

My Updates

A BIG THANK YOU + KM’s Walked So Far

Friday 4th Oct
To all my lovely sponsors, thank you so much for donating to such a fantastic cause, a cause you all know is very close to my heart. I’m so grateful to each of you for your generous contributions.

So far in October, despite being on holiday, I have already walked 27.5km’s out of 150. When I return to Melbourne, I am planning to walk a 4-hour coastal trail in one morning, with a few other long distance trails planned throughout the first 25 days of the month. Photos to come! Can’t wait to share photos wearing my Walk for Epilepsy merchandise as well. 

Thanks again everyone. I appreciate you all. 

Our Journey with Epilepsy

Thursday 5th Sep
This October, I’m walking to raise awareness and support for epilepsy research in honor of my amazing 3 year old daughter, Lily. Our journey with epilepsy began when Lily was just 9 months old, and it’s one we will never forget.

We were returning from a weekend away on my birthday in March 2022, when Lily had her first seizure. She turned purple, went limp and stopped breathing. We rushed her to the hospital, where her oxygen levels dropped dangerously low and she seized multiple times on the way. Due to Covid, an overloaded hospital and staff shortages, it took a while before she was seen by medical teams, all the while unconscious and limp. It’s all a blur, but I recall being terrified and desperate for her to be seen. She was eventually rushed into the rescus area where she was worked on by several doctors. I can’t describe the feeling of watching your little baby, unconscious, on a stretcher, being surrounded by strangers and not being able to do anything to help. We watched as they struggled to find a vein in her tiny arms and administered emergency epilepsy medication intravenously. Before long she came around, which was a huge relief, and it wasn’t long before she was smiling her big, happy smile once again. After a week of tests and a long hospital stay, Lily was diagnosed with focal epilepsy caused by a brain malformation that likely developed in utero. In those early days, doctors were considering serious life limiting genetic conditions, which sent me into constant anxiety and fear for her future.

Two years on, we’ve had many ups and downs, including invasive tests, several hospital stays and many neurologist appointments, however, Lily continues to defy the odds. Her epilepsy will be lifelong, but we are so lucky to say it is well managed and under control. She’s a bright, happy, active and funny little girl. She loves to dance, sing, and her infectious personality brings so much joy to everyone she meets. She’s also hitting all her developmental milestones, something that fills us with pride every day. Her dad and I couldn’t be more proud of her resilience and progress.

Lily is the reason I’m walking for epilepsy—to honor her strength, raise awareness for others impacted by this condition, and fund more research, education, and training. Every step is for her and the countless others who live with epilepsy daily. Thank you for your support.

Thank you to my Sponsors

$150

Evie & Oscar

Go Aunty Hailey!!! ❤️

$105.50

Monica Ellis

$105.50

Gina & Matt

$105.50

Daphne Hamilton

Lily continues to amaze us our beautiful niece is such a strong, brilliant and resilient girl and is equally blessed with the most amazing parents. So thankful to the universe for lily and that she chose you both as parents and us as her family.

$100

Ebony

You go girl!!!

$100

Nicky And James

Proud of you mom, Lily and Kyle xx.

$100

Brendan Jolly

Happy Walking

$79.13

Jennifer Peters

$79.13

Anonymous

$52.75

Laura & George

Great work Hailey ❤️

$52.75

Meriam Elhassan

For Our lily. And all the others out there.

$52.75

Tammytemo

$52.75

Lynette Greer

Go hailey

$52.75

Jb Knowledge Solutions

Arohanui me tautoko ki to whanau my niece 🥰🥰

$52.75

Roger Warr

Well Done Hailey

$52.75

Dayna Kelly

💜

$52.75

Ashley

Amazing work Hailz! You got this 🙌

$50

Cat Williams

♥️ from Cat and Audrey

$50

Seren Aycicek

For my beautiful lily and family 💜

$50

Stephen Huynh

great work

$26.38

Curtis & Grace

You are an amazing mumma! ❤️

$26.38

Cat

Love you! An amazing mum with an amazing daughter

$26.38

Zoe O’connor

$26.38

Daniel O'connor

$26.38

Hannah & Scott

Go Hailey! 💚

$26.38

Cath Wood

$26.38

Grace

Go girl! Love to you, Lily and Kyle x

$26.38

Lily Hamilton

$25

Amy Evans

Good on you, Hailey!

$21.10

Grace Hastie

$21.10

Anonymous

$15.83

Raha Chowdhury