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[[File:Vanessa Li.jpg|thumb|right|Vanessa suffered from [[Severe and very severe ME#verysevere|very severe ME]]]] '''Vanessa Yeuk Lin Li''' (1981-2015) was notable for her work in founding the crowdfunding campaign for the [[Microbe Discovery Project]]. == Life == Vanessa lived in Hong Kong, the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[United States]]. === Illness === Vanessa first became ill with [[myalgic encephalomyelitis]] (ME) during a family ski trip in the Italian Alps as a college student where she caught a [[flu]] and never recovered. "She spent the next 15 years wracked by piercing [[migraine]]s, [[chronic pain]], breathing issues, and occasional [[paralysis]]."<ref name=":2">{{Cite news | url=https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/10/chronic-fatigue-patients-push-for-an-elusive-cure/409534/ | title = The Tragic Neglect of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | last = Khazan | first = Olga | date = 2015-10-08|work=The Atlantic|access-date=2018-08-10|language=en-US}}</ref> === Microbe Discovery Project === Vanessa was a founder of the [[Microbe Discovery Project]] crowdfunding campaign. == Death == In a February 16, 2015 Facebook Post post by Vanessa's family, the [[ME/CFS]] community learned that Vanessa [[suicide|took her own life]] by taking an overdose of sleeping pills and donated her body to medical research [[for ME/CFS]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/vanessali19812015/posts/1542263129387027 | title = In memory of Vanessa Yeuk Lin Li | last = The Li Family | first = | date = Feb 16, 2015 | website = Facebook|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref> === Legacy === Vanessa's youngest brother, Julian Li, produced a video montage of Vanessa's life story.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfNo3umm5Gc | title = Vanessa Memorial Video Montage (Memorial Service) | last =Li | first = Julian | date = Mar 12, 2015 | website = YouTube|publisher=Virtual Vigil for Vanessa Li|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=}}</ref> Dr. [[Mady Hornig]] and Dr. [[Ian Lipkin]] said of Vanessa's passing, "There are no words to express how [we] feel on learning of the tragic loss of Vanessa Li. Vanessa was the driving force behind the crowd funding campaign for the Microbe Discovery Project."<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://microbediscovery.org/2015/02/08/88/ | title = Tribute to crowdfund founder Vanessa Li from Drs Lipkin & Hornig | date = 2015-02-08|work=The Microbe Discovery Project|access-date=2018-08-10|language=en-US | last =Lipkin | first = Ian|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status = | last2 = Hornig | first2 = Mady}}</ref> Her co-founders at the Microbe Discovery Project crowdfunding campaign: "On February the 4th 2015 our dear friend and colleague Vanessa Li passed away. There has been a cascade of condolences and messages as this community processes the loss of a person who touched so many people. Vanessa founded this crowdfunding project and this team has worked closely and intensely for over a year. Through all the ups and downs of working in a team trying to achieve something we care about we have got to know each other quite well. We are still in shock over this loss and we miss her."<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://microbediscovery.org/2015/02/09/our-tribute-to-vanessa-li-founder-of-the-crowdfund/ | title = Our tribute to Vanessa Li, founder of the crowdfund | last = The Microbe Discovery Project crowdfund team | first = | date = 2015-02-09|work=The Microbe Discovery Project|access-date=2018-08-10|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|publisher= | first2 = |others=|language=en-US | first3 = | first4 = | first5 = | first6 = | first7 = | first8 = }}</ref> ==Online presence== *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfNo3umm5Gc Vanessa Li Memorial Video]<ref name=":1" /> *[https://www.facebook.com/vanessali19812015/?fref=ts In memory of Vanessa Yeuk Lin Lik - Facebook Page]<ref name=":0" /> ==Learn more== *Oct 8, 2015, [https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/10/chronic-fatigue-patients-push-for-an-elusive-cure/409534/ The Tragic Neglect of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome]<ref name=":2" /> ==See also== *[[Microbe Discovery Project]] *[[Severe and very severe ME]] == References == [[Category:People with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]] {{Reflist}} [[Category:Deceased people with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]]
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