just back from vacation.

Damn, I would swap my machines over as well to help your son out, no 13 year old should have to experience that.

Cheers to him for being a trooper though since hes made it a few years with it, he must be a fighter.
he's a tough kid, but also very lucky. the doctor said 95% of the time, this particular cancer occurs in the brain and is inoperable. my son's was in the spine. they had to remove 4 of the tips of his lower spine, but were able to remove the tumors. also, he was very lucky to live in Houston - they have one of (I think) 4 newer radiation treatment facilities called proton radiation which is much easier on the patient than conventional chemo/radiation and does not involve chemo therapy at all. thankfully, he didn't even miss a beat. they found it just before the end of his Freshman year, and he was back in school after the summer. my trip that I just got back from was to go to his high school graduation. he lettered in soccer and played the last 2 years on varsity.

Well it seems after a few months of folding on many client machines I am no longer allowed to lol. So I will be down to maybe 6k ppd once again.

^_^ been a fun race BDS, but it seems you will catch me in a few days at last
sorry to hear that - your ppd will be missed!! not to worry though. soon, I will be getting that 4k TV and the extra 690 (and the 7980 for my server) to make up for any lost ppd

I'll probably how much lower PPD & it will drop to zero for a bit.

I'm renting a home & discovered why I've felt so crappy: black mold. Gotta love stuff so toxic it can cause brain damage & cancer, or simply kill you. At some point, I'll be moving again, 2nd time in about 1 month. No fun.

I'll try my best when I can.
<--- i'm in the military - so I feel your pain about moving a lot (I've been at this location the longest since leaving home - almost 20 years ago). ran into black mold in Korea when I was stationed there for a year (well, rather, I was warned about it - and how to prevent it) nasty stuff, i'm glad to hear you found out about it before getting seriously messed up.

Having lost family members to cancer, I also run a WCG client, but I continue to fold. I think that the two projects are quite different, and I remain bullish that the work that the Stanford team is doing is really important foundational research that is helping many other researchers in what they do.
my dad almost died a couple years back from heart related issues (around the same time my son and sister were diagnosed with cancer). he was clinically dead for nearly 10 minutes, but thankfully the doctors were able to bring him back to us. but, because of a lack of oxygen, he suffered slight brain damage, and is now using the same medicine that Alzheimer's patients use (and nearly the same dosage). I like to think that my many hours spent folding contributed to the medicine he now uses, so I will not abandon F@H completely. but, when I get my new gear, I will dedicate some of the hardware to WCG I think.

anyway, it's good to be back. though some of you are having tough times, I hope you will keep coming back to help the cause. good luck, and God bless!!