You are so uplifting and inspiring Jean. May you always be surrounded by your angels. I’m thinking you are one actually 
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Jean died peacefully this morning, Friday, October 2, 2026. According to her son Ed: “She is getting her official angel 
wings 
today.”
Love you Jean,
Rick
Her son recommended this video:
Lyrics:
Run run river, carry me home to the ocean
The river and the road, take me home to the ocean
The friends in my life like stars in the sky, leave the lights on
I’m trying to get back home, the river keeps on flowing to the ocean
The angels above me they sing that they love me oh lord
I’m traveling alone
So far from home and love
Oh the angels, angels please don’t leave
I’m trying to get to her with the love she deserves lord please
I’ve been playing my guitar laying underneath the stars for you
In the light of the moon I’ll be forever singing tunes for you
When the stars are aligned like the colors in your eyes, greens and blues
It’s not when or whether, we’ll always be together, it’s true
And the angels above me they sing that they love me oh lord
I’m traveling alone
So far from home and love
Oh the angels, angels please don’t leave
I’m trying to get to her with the love she deserves lord please
And sometimes I feel like my heart’s gonna burst at the seams
And sometimes I think it’s just love that we want, or we need
And sometimes I feel like I’m living too much in my dreams
And sometimes, oh lord, let me be
Let me be oh
Are you feeling like I’m feeling?
Searching for the meaning of it all
I spend all my days trying to make some sense of it all
The ocean and the seas and the windblown trees are changing
And your love for me, is all I need to keep believing
And the angels above me they sing that they love me oh lord
I’m traveling alone
So far from home and love
Oh the angels, angels please don’t leave
I’m trying to get to her with the love she deserves lord please
Oh please
Don’t leave me
Don’t leave me
Credits:
Writers: Scott Woodruff & TJ O’Neill
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I’m going to miss you, Jean. I was hoping we’d get a chance to talk again. Thank you for all the support and love you gave to me, and for being such a generous, kind-hearted friend who made me laugh and helped me through grief.
Huggus: Jewel
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Cuddling up in a cozy blanket here to listen to Jean’s last song she posted, and the one her son sent. Sending you all hugs. I’m so sad she has left her body, and so grateful that she is with me and with us all still. I met Jean through Rick and this community - so grateful. She reached out to me and we became friends over the last 12(?) years. I remember listening to Rick and Jean do sessions together - such a great dynamic. And I had the gift of meeting Jean and Bernie in person a few years ago when I was road tripping through Asheville. Here is our selfie of a Jean sandwich. <3 I never got to tell her this, but she was one of my “favorites” on my phone - people I considered in my inner circle. I felt so seen and cared for and accepted by her. She used to send me angels before I did big talks and it really helped me with my fear. I will miss her dearly. I was in CA over the weekend when I learned of her passing, and had a chance to go to the beach and cry and remember how I always would send her videos of the beach when I went to one. She did my chart and my partner’s chart and she told me that my partner is my “cosmic reward” – her now favorite story to tell people. I’m Dru’s cosmic reward. And, I loved Jean’s sense of humor. I will treasure my text exchange. Sending you all hugs if you are reading this.
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And this song came to me as I grieve Jean. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqIACCH20JU
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Thank you, Dru, for posting and sharing about Jean. Sending you hugs too. I have been missing her so much and having a hard time accepting that she is “gone”. And yet I’ve also been feeling her right here with me in spirit - so close. So it’s a really odd mixture of grief & comfort - I don’t think I’ve ever experienced anything quite like this before.
I wrote the following under another topic - in the “Year of Self-Kindness” section / but I’d like to share it here too:
I’ve been very sad to hear of Jean’s passing and will miss her deeply. Jean and I met through Rick and Thriving Now - when I used to be on the calls alot years ago. And she offered me support personally - we used to tap and talk on the phone frequently. She was very generous in her giving and tapping with me regularly. We had many calls with both laughter and tears. She could be funny and kind of irreverent and blunt at times, and I appreciated that about her. Also very tender hearted and kind. After awhile our phone calls kind of faded out and we still chatted on Facebook alot and kept in touch there. More recently we hadn’t been chatting as often and she wrote and asked if things were okay between us and we both said yes, and were sorry for the challenges of life and health that made it harder to write as often. She told me not to feel guilty. I was really hoping we would get a chance to talk again before she passed. I see things that I think Jean might like and want to send them to her - interesting cloud formations, and moody fog, etc.
I’m still going to be chatting with her in spirit but I’ll miss our Facebook chats an awful lot.
Thank you, Jean, for being such a good friend.
I would be very glad to hear others’ stories and memories about Jean, and hope this “cozy corner” she created will now become a place to celebrate her life and the beauty of her being.
“Those we love never truly leave us. Their presence lives on in our hearts and memories, walking beside us each and every day.”
I found some grief resources that may be helpful and want to share them here.
You Tube: Kimberley Pittman-Schulz
Noticing Joy in Grief - https://youtu.be/wBE7z_fJfyA?si=RcoxJ9WNASuGA-id
Joy & Grief can Co-Exist - https://youtu.be/BWye4ffOOh4?si=cu-v_8O5DGRc04ja
Finding Your Pathway Back after Loss - https://youtu.be/oyaNsCa9Le0?si=Y-sCl8umbPgLfxO_
Book - “Grieving Us - A Field Guide for Living with Loss without Losing Yourself”
(by Kimberley Pittman-Schulz) - (if you buy the hardcopy book & sign up for her newsletter, there’s a free version of the audiobook here - Grieving Us Audiobook Access
Book - “The Tender Art of Grieving - Embodied Practices for Letting Go and Finding Peace” (AmarAtma Singh Khalsa)
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I’m with you, Jewel. I love the idea of using this space to talk with and about her. That helps me, too. And, thank you for these resources. Very kind. We had a nice circle call last night and I shared that I got in touch directly with Jean’s son Edward and we exchanged texts. He told me where his Dad was and asked me to reach out. I called the nursing home and asked for his room and name, but they said it was not that type of facility. I texted Edward about my attempt to reach Bernie, and he responded that Bernie has Jean’s cell phone and that he’s been able to reach him that way. I called Jean’s cell and a nurse picked up and put me on speaker. I was not able to understand Bernie, but he was trying to communicate a lot. I think I heard him say Jean’s name at some point. I shared with the group last night and wanted to share here, too, that I told Bernie that Jean is looking over him as his angel, and that he’s not alone, and that his son loves him, and that we are all thinking of him. And, I told him that all he has to do is let the nice people there take care of him and that he is in good hands. And, that next time I am passing through I will see him. I asked the nurse if I could text him some pictures to remind him of who I am and how we had pizza together with Jean and Rick and my friend Tony. She agreed to show him after I got off the call. I sent over the pic above of me and Rick and also this one of us having pizza. I texted Edward that I spoke to his dad and he was really appreciative. He shared a nice pic of him with his Dad when he got to see him last week. Then, the next day, Edward texted me to let me know that Bernie had passed and joined Jean. Rick mentioned that it was Bernie’s mission to stay alive longer than Jean, and he accomplished that. What a beautiful couple. Maybe it’s in my head, but I’m also feeling a giant presence of Jean and Bernie – having trouble sleeping. I imagine that someone who has experienced agoraphobia during their lifetime will want to hang out a bit and visit all of us once she has the freedom to be out of her body! I think Jean is getting OUT these days… is anyone else finding that? I also thought maybe she was mad at me this last year because I hadn’t heard from her, so it’s nice to know that wasn’t the case and that she was just struggling with her health. I also found myself feeling guilty. Two weeks ago she tried to comment on a post of mine on Facebook, but it wasn’t a full sentence. It’s nice to know she was thinking of me, and I hope she knows how much I miss her and love having her as an angel. Also, she could really rock a fart joke, which I have a lot of respect for. Miss you, Jean. More soon.
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