AB, I didn't post much when that happened, but to show that you can still post about that day says a great deal about who you are. And in a good way. Thank you for sharing!

I have been trying to type something for the last 10 mins but could not find a right way to put it. Here goe's
 
Gabriel my son was born on the 17th of December 2009, I could not believe it, seemed so surreal that I am now a farther too such a beautiful boy (looks from his mother).
 
At about 7-8 months there was something wrong, he stopped walking and lost most of his movement. We took him to the hospital to see what was wrong. There was a mass in his head that was causing pressure and explains his difficulties, he never complained about anything. Always surrounded  by his friends he brought joy to everyone.
 
Later we found that this mass was Grade II tumor which is attached to his brain in such a way that they could only remove 70%. However due to the type of tumor, it has the potential of coming back. 
 
On his birthday after recovering from his 2nd operation he gave us such a wonderful day playing laughing squeaking, pretty sure he could communicate to dolphins. 
 
The 24th of December he died only 1 week after his first birthday.
 
This is why i fold.
 
Thanks
 
KemTech
 

Wow KemTech, I'm so very sorry. That must be hard for you to share. Tears in my eyes :-(

Thank you for sharing, KemTech. I am sorry for your loss. Blessings to you and your wife/partner. 

Sorry for your loss KemTech. Tears in my eyes also. Fold on.

Oh man, that story just breaks my heart, but at the same time gives me even more desire/reason to keep on Folding too.  Thank you for sharing what happened with your son and I can't imagine how hard that has been for you and your wife.  I'm so sorry to hear of his passing and will add both of you to my prayers. Folding with you brother...
 
Rick

Hi all. Glad to see some posts. Had hoped to see it alive and well without me though, nobody wants to contribute?
 
Could a mod with editing powers take over updating the OP?
 
FYI -- I'm in Vietnam at an internet cafe, my first stop on intarwebs was my good friends at EVGA :)

Why do I fold? It is my responsibility.

Nazekanu

Why do I fold? It is my responsibility.

+1 Welcome to the Forums!!

Why I fold - Drougnor's Birthday Edition
 
3:45 in the morning on my birthday and I can't sleep thanks to the cold that's got my tonsils feeling like I've gargled broken glass.  Yeah, that's a great way to start the day . . . So, I'll start with saying the many and sundry virii and bacterium that knock us and our ultimately fragile bodies around, they are a good reason to fold.

Primarily, however, and the reason I scheduled today to be my posting day - I fold for my kids.  Today is my birthday, Tuesday was my youngest son's 3rd birthday, and my elder son was born in late July.  They are the most precious things in my life and if I can do something that may prevent their having to deal with some horrid disease within their lifetimes, I HAVE to try.

My understanding of human life, the mechanics of it all, has increased EXPONENTIALLY as a result of having these two in my life, and as a result, my understanding of the fragility of it all has also increased, thus, my understanding of the importance of the research that is being done thanks to the Folding @ Home program. 

So, the long and short of what keeps me checking on my boxes to keep them producing numbers, why I keep copies of the F@H software on hand at work when a machine need some burn-in time on a new CPU, why I spent the time creating a program that I use to generate hourly stats for our contests?  My two sons, Raven and Micah.  Everything else, while VERY important, it all takes a back seat to those two.
 
4am
4/9/2011
drougnor