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[Patrick Weekes]

Hey, all,

I know that a lot of our fans really wish Thane would "get better," or that Shepard could, in ME3, find a "cure for Thane."

I can't speak to anything specific in that regard.

What I can say, however, is that in many ways, the description for Kepral's Syndrome is similar to the real-life disease cystic fibrosis. It's not identical -- many things were simplified so that Thane could reasonably be a functional party member even while slowly dying -- but the model of a progressive disease that reduces lung capacity is based on similar ideas.

Some of that basis, especially as listed in the dossiers written for the Shadow Broker DLC, come from my own limited understanding of CF. I have a good friend who has been living with this disease for her entire life. She has gone in and out of the hospital, steadily developed resistance to different antibiotics because of how many times a simple cold has turned into an infection, and developed diabetes as a side effect of the progress of her condition. Watching her do her exercises, take her meds, and manage her care has shown me how courageous a person can be just getting through everyday life (while I whine about having to take another shot on the old asthma inhaler).

There is no cure for cystic fibrosis at this time. There are treatments, there are procedures, and the life expectancy has risen steadily. My friend has already lived past 30, an age she was told as a child that she'd likely never see.

As I said, CF is not Kepral's Syndrome. In fact, we gave Thane Krios an easier day-to-day life than the average person with cystic fibrosis goes through. I have always been impressed by the BioWare community's strong spirit of action and involvement. If you would like to show your support for the treatment and eventual cure of cystic fibrosis, I would love to see community members make donations to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, an American nonprofit organization dedicated to managing care while searching for a cure.

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Donation Page
https://www.cff.org/...onate/index.cfm

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Overview Page:
http://www.cff.org/aboutCFFoundation/

(This is the organization my friend in California has worked with and raised money for in the past.)

And for those of you local to Canada:
https://cf.donorport...2&F=789&T=GENER

(This is the Canadian organization that my wife and sons and I have done fundraising walks for.)

Thanks for listening.

[Karin Weekes]

@ Jebel Krong: Thanks kindly for your support. If it helps, the URL for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust in the UK is: http://www.cftrust.org.uk/. Thanks.