Hi Everyone,
I am terribly saddened to give you all this news.
Jill has passed.
I received an email from her executor informing me. Apparently it was a specific request asking that her forum friends be told. Which is a very kind gesture.
Those of you who have been visiting the forum for years may well remember her distinctive avatars and somewhat acerbic, but always well intentioned posts.
https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/members/indy51.48386/
My visits to DCUK may be less frequent now, but that doesn’t mean I don’t think of you all, frequently. And I was only thinking of Jill 2 days ago, wondering how she was, and how things were for her. Her posts had become very infrequent as she focussed on her personal battle for survival. The whole time I knew her (since 2012, I think) she had a terrible lung diagnosis hanging over her along with T2, and the fact she lived this long is an incredible testament to her bravery, self discipline and willingness to fight.