03/02/2026
It is with great sadness that I inform you of Chris’ passing. He passed away peacefully at home.
In the last years of Chris’ life, I had the honour of caring for him.
There are no words big enough to explain what that time truly meant — the love, the exhaustion, the heartbreak, the tenderness, the quiet moments, the tears that came when no one was watching.
Caring for Chris was the hardest thing I have ever done, and also the most sacred. It was a sacred love. I was tired, frightened, and grieving him while he was still here. I learned what it means to be strong when you don’t feel strong at all, and what it means to love someone so deeply that you give everything you have, without hesitation.
There were moments of laughter, moments of sadness, and moments where time stood still — just Chris and me. Those moments are etched into my heart forever. They changed me. They softened me. They broke me open in ways I never expected.
But I am grateful that I was there for Chris. Grateful that he was not alone. Grateful that love carried us both through his final journey.
I honour the journey Chris and I walked through together at the end.
He may no longer be here, but he will live on in me, in my heart, and in everything I do.
Forever loved. Forever missed.
Julie