Hello everyone, this is Scott, Julie’s husband. I regret to inform you that Julie passed away last night due to complications from the babesia infection. My heart is broken. I opened her computer for the first time in months, looking for pictures for the funeral home, and the soulmate post was open, front and center. It destroyed me.
I was initially thinking I’d just create a closing post to let everyone know that this blog is shut down. But looking at what Julie wrote the last few posts, I think instead I want to document what the last several months have been like for us. Both to have it on the internet so that people can see what a unique hell an advance babesial infection is, but also because I think it will be cathartic for me.
Julie’s pain and suffering are now over. She’s done swimming upstream. She made it, though not the way she intended. Now the rest of us get to begin our swims, the girls without a mom and me without a soulmate. I never knew I could hurt so bad.
I’m so very sorry to hear this absolutely terrible news. My heart goes out to you and the children and all that loved her!! I’ll be praying for all of you and for all of us who watched her courage in fighting such a horrible disease ! I’ve been praying since she stopped posting.. I will keep doing so for you and your children to have the strength to endure this horrific ending to an amazing women.
I am so very sorry, Scott. Julie was a fighter and tried everything she knew to stay with her family. Ive been concerned as there had been no posts from Julie in quite awhile. Figured things were not going well. Julie loved to keep us updated as she could. Not happy Julie is gone but knowing she is no longer suffering like she was is a small comfort. Sending prayers.