Team 93 Memorial Wall
Over at the OCF forums, one of the team members stated a memorial wall thread, for us to remember our friends and relatives who are suffering with or have succumbed to the diseases that Folding@Home is helping reseach. I thought it would be a nice idea for a thread like that to be here for team 93 too, so here it is. This is a way for us to publicly remember our friends and loved ones who have had cancer, Alzheimer's Disease, etc and maybe help get more people interested in folding or remind fellow team members of some good reasons to fold.
Here's the thread at the overclockers.com forums. I've posted my relatives that I've lost or are suffering there and I will also post them here. You don't need to put full names like I did though; I did it out of my respect for the suffering that they went through.
This thread is for the folks we've lost or have suffered with F@H related disease:
My Grandfather, Adam Gautreaux, liver cancer, died 1963.
My Grandfather, Thomas Moulin, stroke brought on by colon cancer, died 1978.
My Grandmother, Murtina Malbrough Gautreaux, Alzheimer's, died 1991.
My Grandmother, Myrtle Garrity Moulin, Alzheimer's, died 1989.
My Uncle, Harold Gautreaux, prostate cancer, died around 1996.
My Father-in-Law, Elias Guidry, intestinal cancer, died 2003.
My Cousin, Bradley Gautreaux, lost his battle with liver cancer 5-5-2006.
Here's the thread at the overclockers.com forums. I've posted my relatives that I've lost or are suffering there and I will also post them here. You don't need to put full names like I did though; I did it out of my respect for the suffering that they went through.
This thread is for the folks we've lost or have suffered with F@H related disease:
My Grandfather, Adam Gautreaux, liver cancer, died 1963.
My Grandfather, Thomas Moulin, stroke brought on by colon cancer, died 1978.
My Grandmother, Murtina Malbrough Gautreaux, Alzheimer's, died 1991.
My Grandmother, Myrtle Garrity Moulin, Alzheimer's, died 1989.
My Uncle, Harold Gautreaux, prostate cancer, died around 1996.
My Father-in-Law, Elias Guidry, intestinal cancer, died 2003.
My Cousin, Bradley Gautreaux, lost his battle with liver cancer 5-5-2006.
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My Grandmother, Velma Simon, cancer, died 199?.
My Grandfather, Conrad Melebeck, cancer, died 1975.
My Grandmother, Ophelia Melebeck, cancer, died 2002.
My Uncle, Conrad Melebeck Jr., cancer, died 199?.
My Godfather, Francis Melebeck, esphogial cancer, died 199?.
My Brother-in-Law, Randy Young, lymphoma (@ age 3), survivor.
My Cousin, Trudy Simon, brain tumer/cancer, died 2005.
Grandfather, Al Hymowitz - cancer, died 1974
Grandmother, Sally Kwitko - Alzheimer's disease, died 1992
Grandfather, Irving Kwitko - cancer, Alzheimer's disease, died 1997
Uncle, Philip Glantz - cancer, died 197?
I'm also folding to help keep living disease free:
Mother, Carla, breast cancer, in remission 18 years
Father, Eddie, skin cancer, in remission 1 year
And for my neice, who I hope will grow up in a world where we have a cure.
My Grandfather, Cy Sever, fighting Lung Cancer, losing battle atm
Aunt Jannet, Brest Cancer, SURVIVOR
My fiance's mother, Annette Brown, fighting a battle against Lupus
Also I hope that can get better treatment for parkinsons disease.
Diagnosed with Alzheimers when I was 8.
Now final stage. Not expected to see Christmas of 2006
Great Aunt Barbara
Died Christmas Eve 2005 of Ovarian Cancer
Great Grandmother
Died Spring 1998 Alzheimers
Great Aunt Leigh
Died Spring 1995 Skin Cancer
Fought breast cancer for years and won, but it came back 2 years later and took her life. -1997
Grandma Everett - Dads mom
Cancer in the Lungs - died 1984
My birth father - David - Fighting skin cancer, keeps coming back.
My mum - Lee - Pulmonary primary hypertension & heart disease, awaiting heart & lung transplant.
Grandma Roose - Cancer ca: 1958 RIP
Sister in law, Jean Ellis - Breast cancer. Operations and chemo, still with us going strong.
Also, Sally and I have a lot of relatives in England and Holland that have passed away from cancers, but have no details.
We fold for them and those in future need.
My grandmother Harris - Alzheimers: RIP 1991
My grandmother Bell (mom's mom) pancreatic cancer: RIP 1981
Passed away 3/17/1990 (59) from melanoma
Margaret Faeo mother
Passed away 4/19/1993 (61) from kidney failure / diabetes
Mark Faeo brother
Passed away 9/13/1996 (38) from Marfan Syndrome
John Faeo grandfather
Passed away 1/1970 (67) from lung cancer
Helen Faeo grandmother
Passed away 2/28/1988 from various cancers she fought for over 20 years
John Faeo uncle
Currently battleing Alzheimers and recently put in a constant care facility.
Anthony Faeo brother
Survivor of Hodgkin's Disease in 1984. Although he has almost no imune system left from treatment he has been free for 20 years and counting!
MELANOMA:(
gloria
My mother, Kathleen Brennann (Though she funtions normally in society), carried it to my brothers, Liam Brennan and Cameron Erb (Though they both funtion normally in society, Cameron suffers from depression and a dramatic stress disorder).
Everyday, I thank God that it skipped me completely, though I wish it hadn't touched my family at all.
Girlfriends Father - Cancer - Survivor
Cousin stef - Parkinson's
I'll add the above to my list as being Jon's sister, they're my Grandparents too. (Thanks Jon, I didn't even know why they passed on.. now I know)
In memory of Radoslav Kovac (1963 - 2002).. a dear, dear friend of mine who passed away in 2002 from lung cancer. He was strong enough to give up smoking in 1996 but unfortunately he still endured smoke in the passive sense.
Love you Ray.
His wife and my grandmother, Dorothy Russell, cancer. She passed away when I was a toddler.
My maternal grandfather had a form of stomach cancer, and while I am not sure if any of the cancer et al research has targeted that, any cancer research is good.
My "adopted" grandfather had lymphoma and died last year. One day :/
For my neighbor, Katherine Edison, so she can beat her lymphoma and continue to be there for her 4 children.
My great uncle (moms side)- Liver cancer, 2011, deceased.
My uncle Bob (moms bro)- Colon cancer, 2010, survivor.
My uncle Freddy (mom and Bobs oldest brother) - Brain tumor, 2010, deceased.
Many others over the past couple years in my family have passed away to cancer (large family, lol). I try to do what I can to stay healthy, but death is inevitable and we must enjoy the life we have here with the ones we have to share it with, both RL and online.
To all who have passed, we celebrate your lives every moment we think about you.
Way too many others to start thinking about.
I doubt the real-world impact of my personal machine's Folding will rise to a level much higher than "symbolic", but here I am.