Linda was recovering well, but always knew that she was very vulnerable to infection, with no resources to fight bugs that most of us would not even notice. Something over a week ago, she acquired a gastric illness, which made her feel rather bad, but it should have been treatable. Then she got a lung infection, which was harder. On Friday, things became more critical and they transferred her to the nearby General Hospital [where she had been treated in the past]. They carefully addressed the infections and the symptoms, stopping short of admitting her to ITU, as they felt that was not in her best interest. I was with her until late Friday night, going home only when she settled for the night. Early yesterday morning [Saturday] she died peacefully.

I am truly sorry that, for some people, this will be first time they have heard this news and this is a rather impersonal medium. I have endeavoured to contact directly as many people as possible, but I'm afraid that some will have been missed.

Linda was always delighted by the feedback she received on this Web site. She knew that it proved useful to many people and a source of pleasure to many more. In keeping with her wishes, although I will not be updating the site, it will remain live and available as a resource for the indefinite future.

If you wish to contact me or find out what is happening with our family, you are welcome to take a look at my blog, which will be revived shortly.