I hate having to write this, and I'm sorry I couldn't let you know sooner but I only found out yesterday and needed to let some individuals know personally before I could post to such a wide scale. I'm so sorry if I missed telling anyone personally who feels they shouldve been told - and if you know someone who isn't on my flist who should know, please pass on my apologies.
fairygnomes aka Ruthie died late last week. We don't know the cause, though it thankfully appears as though it was in her sleep, and probably won't till either the end of this week or the beginning of next.
Its a major shock to anyone who knows/knew her and I'm sure you'll all appreciate how hard typng this actually is. I dono't know if there's any kind of protocol I'm suppposed to be following at the moment so forgive me if there's something I should've doe that i haven't.
Maz, Ruth and myself are now in touch with her parents who have our right contact details now. As soon as we know arrangements etc. we'll pass on the details. I'm going to leave comments open on this post because I know some people will need to say something, but I'm going to tick the 'don't email comments' box because I don't know if I'm trong enough to read them right now.
Ruthie, big sister of my heart, best friend and other part of my brain, I miss you so much already and it hasn't even begun to sink in. I love you, hun, so very much.