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12/19/2005 09:34:36 PM · #26 |
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12/19/2005 09:35:18 PM · #27 |
Originally posted by blemt:
Julie, I promised that if you died, I'd celebrate your life. I will. Just give me tonight to mourn the loss of my friend. I'm going to miss you. |
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12/19/2005 09:39:08 PM · #28 |
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12/19/2005 09:46:05 PM · #29 |
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12/19/2005 09:52:41 PM · #30 |
| Clara I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. I will keep you and her family in my prayers. |
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12/19/2005 10:01:35 PM · #31 |
i'm so sorry, Clara. you and her family are in my thoughts and remain in my prayers.
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12/19/2005 10:08:20 PM · #32 |
| I am so sorry for your loss and her family .. I am sure she will be greatly missed :o( |
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12/19/2005 10:12:36 PM · #33 |
| I had to come back and comment after reading through the guestbook, what a lucky women you are to have had her as a dear friend. You can tell how special she was by reading what everyone said about her. |
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12/19/2005 10:29:17 PM · #34 |
Clara I am so so sorry. I been wondering all day how she was doing.
Please give my deepest condolences to her husband and her family and to you. Just so sad. |
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12/19/2005 10:29:24 PM · #35 |
You never want to see anyone die. And I know that we all have our time. But man, she suffered so much, I just want to know why.
Why does Matt have to go through this pain? Why couldn't we get just one more miracle?
And I know I won't get an answer. |
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12/19/2005 10:36:53 PM · #36 |
I am so sorry to hear about the passing of your friend Julie. I visited her website yesterday & boy was she an amazing woman :). It is always hard to lose a loved one, esp. this time of year, & someone who obviousely loved life so much. But it is also nice to know that she did enjoy life, regardless of her hardships, & she was all that she could be.
You, her family, & friends are in my prayers.......
Lori
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12/19/2005 10:43:40 PM · #37 |
| She has touched soo many lives. I just read her story on Body for Life and she inspires me even now. I don't know why things happen in this way either but her spirit never gave up. I will keep Matt in my prayers. |
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12/19/2005 11:03:50 PM · #38 |
I am sorry to hear this Clara.
Lives touched and memories is the mark we leave here and sounds like your friend touched many lives in a positive way.
Never let the memories fade... |
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12/19/2005 11:09:51 PM · #39 |
Clara,
So sorry to hear this. What a brave soul. My thoughts are with those she left behind.
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12/19/2005 11:20:08 PM · #40 |
Originally posted by blemt:
You never want to see anyone die. And I know that we all have our time. But man, she suffered so much, I just want to know why.
Why does Matt have to go through this pain? Why couldn't we get just one more miracle?
And I know I won't get an answer. |
Some people are just too precious to live in this hard world. We get to borrow them from God for a little while and live in the light of their friendship and love. Then God calls them home and our lives are forever changed for having known them. |
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12/19/2005 11:27:36 PM · #41 |
That is so true Sher.
Clara, thankyou for sharing Julie with us, what an amazing woman she was.... strong, brave, courageous, with a joy of life, inspiring. ((((hugs)))) My thoughts and love are with you, Matt, her family and friends as you mourn, then celebrate a wonderful woman. |
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12/19/2005 11:35:03 PM · #42 |
I was sorry to read this--although a stranger to most of us, her story is touching, and we all share your loss with you. I'm especially sorry for the loss of such a fine person to all her friends and family. A big DPC virtual group hug is in order.
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12/20/2005 12:04:55 AM · #43 |
| Clara, I'm very sorry for Julie's family and for you. A big hug for you. |
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12/20/2005 12:05:17 AM · #44 |
I'm so sorry hun, I know what it's like to lose a loved one during the holiday season, I lost my grandmother, who was my best friend between Christmas and New Years 13 years ago and my brother on the 22nd, 3 years ago. It sucks.
{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}}}
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12/20/2005 12:18:18 AM · #45 |
So sad the ending of a life so worth living...
my sympathies to all...
Message edited by author 2005-12-20 00:19:57. |
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12/20/2005 02:16:45 AM · #46 |
peace be with you and all touched by julie's life
  
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12/20/2005 02:28:57 AM · #47 |
| My thoughts and prayers go out to her family and friends. Sorry for your lost of a friend, true friends are truely hard to come by so we have to cherish them, and remember this is Julie's time to shine and let's keep the flame alive... God bless |
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12/20/2005 02:44:49 AM · #48 |
| She deserves the rest. May she be at peace with God. |
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12/20/2005 02:59:02 AM · #49 |
| There are few times I am speechless... but after reading the site last night, I was in awe at this gracious woman that touched many. I pray that her family and friends will find peace in knowing that she is finally without suffering. I know she will be greatly missed and remembered. |
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12/20/2005 06:22:20 AM · #50 |
It's rare in life that you get to say you met a person who is a true hero. Julie was. She faced a life that would have sent most of us to our knees. Not only did she face her challenges, she pushed past them, changed her life, and probably extended her life by a few years. Without the physical transformation she made who knows how long she would have been with us?
Julie wrote her own eulogy several months back. I wanted to share it with you here:
Keep the Fire Burning
I believe I will not only live, but thrive after this transplant. That said, if I am wrong and if this is the end for me, I need your help. I expect all of you, who are ALL champions in your own right, to carry my torch. I think my story lit a spark in people and I want to keep the flame alive if I'm not here to do it myself.
The way I see it, I can't lose. Surviving this transplant means a whole new life for me. Dying from this transplant means a whole new life for me. I've never been so at peace with something. This is my time to shine, so whether that light shines on Earth or in Heaven, may God's will be done.
Please remember that I love you. You have brought immeasurable happiness into my life. My life has been a hard one, but very blessed at the same time, and I'm thankful to God for it. God bless and keep you every one!
If you haven't yet- please take the time to read Julie's story. I can't bring her back, but I can pay her story forward. Hopefully it inspires you to make a change in your life. That's the legacy she'd want to leave. |
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