Reply #10: I very much doubt any prizes are coming my way

[Th1onein]

I'm a "non-professional scientist." I got into this because my son had cystic fibrosis and I was fighting for his life. That was eleven years ago. After he died, eight years ago, I just couldn't stop studying. A group of parents on a CF support group heard about the work and they decided to support it. These people didn't just form a non-profit and raise funds; they never quit and they never let me quit. They never gave up and they never let me give up. And here we are. It just goes to show you what people, joined together for a common purpose, can do.

I don't deserve any prize. This group of people who came together in love, with a fighting spirit and a common cause, deserve all of the prizes.