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Three years later, Katelyn's recovery has prompted an unprecedented $33.7 million donation to fund research into medicinal cannabis.
The three-year-old's grandparents made the staggering donation on Friday to scientists and the University of Sydney - the largest donation ever made to any Australian university.
It was some consolation for Barry and Joy Lambert, whose BRW rich-list credentials were powerless to ease their granddaughter's pain.
"When you get to the end of the road you try desperate measures," Joy Lambert said at the University of Sydney.
"I never imagined she would be able to go to preschool," she said.
Katelyn's father Michael still cries when he thinks about the day his daughter was diagnosed with Dravet Syndrome.
"I said to the doctor 'don't tell my wife until you know for sure', because she's never going to...
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