http://www.cahr-acrv.ca/2009/08/13/james-kreppner-celebration-of-life/ Canadian Association for HIV Research - l'Association canadienne de recherche sur le VIH Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:12:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.cahr-acrv.ca/2009/08/13/james-kreppner-celebration-of-life/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Janice Brandt Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:47:17 +0000 http://www.cahr-acrv.ca/?p=794#comment-55 Unfortunately, I will be out of the country on Oct. 30th but wanted to send a comment on the celebration of James's remarkable life. My son, Christopher was one of the first hemophiliacs to die of AIDS in 1987. I was totally devastated; my son was a wonderful person and I missed him so much. Then James and others were successful in obtaining the compensation package. This allowed me to accomplish a dream of going to University, getting my degree, becoming a teacher and teaching for 14 wonderful years. It also allowed me to retire with a good pension. I would give everything to have my son alive and healthy, but since this cannot happen I feel that my pension was a gift from my son that allowed me to have a fulfilling life. The courage and selfless persistence that James displayed in working to compensate the hemophilia community, really helped to change my life and I am sure this was true for others. My heartfelt thanks to a truly remarkable man. Unfortunately, I will be out of the country on Oct. 30th but wanted to send a comment on the celebration of James’s remarkable life. My son, Christopher was one of the first hemophiliacs to die of AIDS in 1987. I was totally devastated; my son was a wonderful person and I missed him so much. Then James and others were successful in obtaining the compensation package. This allowed me to accomplish a dream of going to University, getting my degree, becoming a teacher and teaching for 14 wonderful years. It also allowed me to retire with a good pension. I would give everything to have my son alive and healthy, but since this cannot happen I feel that my pension was a gift from my son that allowed me to have a fulfilling life. The courage and selfless persistence that James displayed in working to compensate the hemophilia community, really helped to change my life and I am sure this was true for others. My heartfelt thanks to a truly remarkable man.

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