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It's Tuesday, a week since Chris's memorial, 13 days since he died. I've got comps now at school, but I'm going to take the entire quarter to do the first course section. There is no way that I can concentrate enough on anything to write any kind of comps questions that make sense. I talked to my advisor yesterday and she was very supportive and surprised that I was still working on school. I told her that to do anything else would dishonor Chris's memory. Chris's was a fighter and also understood how important getting my Ph.D. is to me. Through out his illness Chris wanted me to continue my school work. We sat in the hospital room many times when I was staying at the hospital with him and he would ask about my homework and what I was working on. He was an amazing young man and an inspiration to all of us that knew and loved him.