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Thread: Avajaymes lost to Neuroblastoma... |
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kskjold
Senior Cruncher Norway Joined: May 20, 2008 Post Count: 469 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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I haven't done any research on the author of the post. But I think it's hard when children are involved. I have 2 sons, and I'm very pleased that they are healthy. I have family, friends and co-workers that have cancer, and some have died. That it's of course hard, but I can't imaging how it would be if it was my children that got a illness like this and died before me.
----------------------------------------I participate in all projects be course not everyone has the possibility to donate cpu time, but they might get the illness that we are crunching for. So it's not an issue for me how much this member has contributed, but the webpage presented a lovely girl with a bad illness that is dead now. So that was my motivation for the challenge. |
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plonk420
Cruncher Joined: Oct 18, 2006 Post Count: 18 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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i wouldn't really expect most to crunch obsessively. i only do so to use the power i have at my disposal (being a technophile). power is expensive as is housing in Cali. there are some places supposedly where $200k a year barely covers housing and people still need food stamps. that's like 8 times where i am. probably 10-12 times more than, say, Texas.
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JmBoullier
Former Community Advisor Normandy - France Joined: Jan 26, 2007 Post Count: 3715 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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nasher,
----------------------------------------You are very kind talking only of the lack of any badge! The truth is worse: since the opening post six months ago not a single result has been returned by Avajaymes, and no other post either. I have read Ava's story with a high interest and a real sadness but I am very uncomfortable with these facts six months later and I wonder if the purpose of the author might have been simply to raise funds. After all, when such a post is about some product and not about a poor litlle girl we use to call it a spam. Sadly. Jean. |
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nasher
Veteran Cruncher USA Joined: Dec 2, 2005 Post Count: 1422 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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I am more than willing to crunch for a cause...
----------------------------------------right now i am crunching for cancer projects (mostly HCC right now) but i know both my faimly and my wifes faimlies have histories of cancer. Personaly i am going to crunch at least 14 days for any project WCG comes up with at least but i may not do much more untill i understand why I personly want to yes I feel sorry for any loss but if someone askes for help from me and sits back and dose nothing afterwards themselves then i feel hurt. if i saw at least a bronze badge for any project from that person i would have shifted my 3 machines over and crunched 15 days on HFCC only for AVA. since I dont see anything from them I will keep going on all my other options. if you have a cause and are willing to put forth effort for it though i am glad to help.  |
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