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=== Illness === | === 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> | 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 === | === Microbe Discovery Project === | ||
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=== Legacy === | === 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> | 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> | 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: | 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> | "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== | ==Online presence== | ||
