{"alias":"blogEntry","byline":"","standfirst":"","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"fullWidth","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELiliane\u2019s an unsung hero of fundraising. At just 8 years old, she\u2019s walked 100 miles in 100 days, as part of their \u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EChallenge 100 event, \u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eand raised over \u00A31,100 for the Epilepsy Society. She also held a \u2018Purple Day\u2019 at her school to raise awareness of epilepsy and raised another \u00A3250 for the charity. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWe recently chatted with \u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELiliane\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and her family. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELiliane has epilepsy herself and she says having epilepsy means she has a super brain. She tells us she also has Polymicrogyria, which she says means she has more \u2018wiggly bits on my brain than other people.\u2019 Her condition means she sometimes forgets things easily and can get very tired. \u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EShe proudly tells us \u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2018\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EI do everything that everyone else does in Beavers and Cubs. I just have a volunteer to keep a special eye on me in case I stop and need a minute before carrying on.\u003C/span\u003E \u003Cspan\u003EMy absolute favourite ever thing is archery and tomahawk throwing. I love it when we do silly games, too.\u2019\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass","image":"/media/19231/lillane-cunliffe-7686_mmp.jpg","width":7360,"height":4912,"altText":"Lilianne is in her cubs uniform and stood with Bear Grylls. They\u0027re both smiling. Lilianne is holding her certificate, and Never Give Up badge and necker.","caption":"","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELiliane\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2019s fundraising is outstanding. She\u2019s raised over \u00A31,450 for the Epilepsy Society by completing a 100-mile walk and a sponsored school event. Although \u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELiliane\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E says she doesn\u2019t always like walking, she wanted to raise money to help young people, just like her.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIt should have taken her 100 days, but she completed the walking challenge a lot quicker than planned. Some days she walked a mile, other days more. She also took on all weather conditions.\u003C/span\u003E \u003Cspan\u003ELiliane\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E says, \u2018I enjoyed walking in the snow, and it was quite fun in the rain. I liked that my mum and dad and sometimes my friends came, too.\u003C/span\u003E\u2019\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDid she ever feel like giving up on her walk? \u2018\u003Cspan\u003ENot really,\u2019 she says. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EShe had a countdown, so she could see the finish line.\u003C/span\u003E Her \u003Cspan\u003EGroup Scout Leader and Cub leader came to watch her finish the walk. This was especially meaningful, as it was during lockdown and \u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELiliane hadn\u2019t seen them for a long time.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass","image":"/media/19232/image0.jpeg","width":1280,"height":1041,"altText":"Liliane runs across the finish line, while being watched by friends. She is outside a row of homes and is smiling. She is wearing her purple epilepsy society t-shirt.","caption":"","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESo, why did \u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELiliane want to help? She tells us that \u2018I wanted to talk about what it\u2019s like to be me, so they (the Epilepsy Society) could tell people about my epilepsy and hopefully make more money for medical people to help others with epilepsy too.\u2019\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELiliane\u2019s next dream is to climb the One World Trade centre in New York. \u2018I want to climb up all the stairs to the top!\u2019 she says.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAs well as her fundraising, Liliane\u2019s also designed a Christmas card for the Epilepsy Society and fronted their Christmas campaign.\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0Earlier this year, she was also a well deserved\u00A0winner in the Chief Scout\u0027s Unsung Heroes award in 2022. 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