I found out this weekend that a blogger/adoptee/amazing human being named Julia passed away. I read her blog and it never failed to move me. But I didn’t email her on a personal level other than leaving comments on her blog. I am not sure she knew who I was. But she was a strong presence in my mind and I read all of her posts without fail.

I guess I didn’t truly understand how sick she was because she was even blogging a bit last week. I knew it was very serious and she was waiting for a bone marrow transplant. I learned a little bit more when I read this article, which was only published the day before she died. I sobbed when I read Lee Herrick’spoem for her. Yesterday, I took some time and read her entire blog, every post, from the beginning in 2006. It cracked my heart open.

It is an odd thing to feel so close to somebody I never knew or even had a personal exchange with.Others connected with her on a much deeper level.  I hope that her blog stays up for a very long time so that her words can touch others. I send my heartfelt condolences to those who love her.