Dear followers of Judi’s blog,

With deep sadness we want to let you know that Judi died late last night [Saturday]. After an uncomfortable day – her breathing was unusually labored for much of the day – she finally relaxed for a while. Around 10:00 Marty, who had been sitting with her for some hours, tried to give her some medication and realized that she had passed away.

If you’re reading this you’ve obviously been keeping up with the blog and know the wonderful, sometimes heroic way in which, like much of her life, Judi faced the inevitability of her own death. We know that so many of you loved Judi and will miss her.

In keeping with her wishes and instructions, Judi’s body will be cremated in the next few days and we will decide later what will happen to her ashes.

Judi’s blog will be kept active for the time being so please feel free to post comments that you might like to share with the rest of us “followers.” Also, before she died Judi indicated that she didn’t want people sending flowers, and we want to honor that. If you want to mark Judi’s memory in some tangible way, it was her wish that contributions be made to either:

The National Coalition of Mental Health Consumer/Survivor Organizations
Checks can be made out to
NEC [National Empowerment Center]
Note on the check that it is “for NCMHCSO in honor of Judi Chamberlin. Checks can be mailed to:
National Empowerment Center
599 Canal Street
Lawrence, MA 01840
or
Visiting Nurse and Community Health
Checks can be made out to VNCH. Note on the check that it is for “Hospice in honor of Judi Chamberlin” and can be mailed to:
Visiting Nurse and Community Health
Donations
37 Broadway, 2nd Floor
Arlington, MA 02474
Or on line at: http://thevisitingnurses.com/Charitable_Giving.htm

Julie and Marty