It began with chemotherapy-induced sleeplessness and some pie pans.  At one point hot dogs were involved.  It inspired residents of two small communities 1,300 miles apart, and eventually landed in the labs of two major academic medical centers.  And sadly, just 5 weeks ago, the man who began it all died of treatment complications after a nearly 7-year battle with B-cell Leukemia.

National Cancer Institute NCI Cancer Bulletin March 24, 2009