In Memoriam and Motivation

We are thankful for many things during this past year, but hope that everyone will take a moment to share a thought or say a prayer for the brave histio warriors who ended their courageous struggles in 2009.

Colin Kidd (11 years old -- HLH)

Raven Phoenix Watson (4 years old -- HLH)

Alycia Aubin (17 years old -- HLH)

Tanner Bertauche (4 years old -- JXG)

Elijah Cullison (10 years old -- HLH)

Matt Cwiertny (24 Years Old -- HLH)

Benjamin Levie (7 Years Old -- HLH)

Jeffrey G. Smith (13 Years Old -- HLH)

Irelyn Rose Fredock (16 Months Old -- LCH)

Liam Schulze (20 months old -- HLH)

Andrew Akin (2 years old -- HLH)

Matthew Gouwens (8 months old -- HLH)

Tim Selinske (50 years old -- LCH)

Abigail Buckner (2 1/2 years old -- HLH)

Jared Scott Eggemeyer (17 years old -- HLH)

Jacob Kelly Ryan (10 years old -- HLH)

Karleigh Marie Hobart (10 months old -- HLH)

Marion Isabella Sumner (1 month old -- LCH)

Zachary Malik Tyler (13 years old -- LCH)

Aiden Brian Willis (3 years old -- HLH)

Meredith Herrin (9 years old -- HLH)

Kristina Brittany Incze (17 years old -- LCH)

Matthew Gonzalez (17 years old -- HLH)

Derrick Drexler (21 years old -- HLH)

The grace and courage with which these warriors fought their battles should remind and motivate us to keep fighting to raise awareness about and fund research to find better treatments for histiocytosis.