In Australia, this is 24-hour old news. But it seems to have travelled overseas a little slower than it should in some cases. The incredibly tenacious and unstoppable Virginia Giuffre, who defied it all to actually make about as serious an accusation as you can make… against a prince, has died.
I didn’t know about her medical challenges, and some of the other things mentioned in these news articles. I’ve cut and pasted the Bias Comparison from Ground News so that you can see how Left and Right have differed in their reporting of this sad news.
Those of you who have been with me for years will know that about 4 (maybe more) years ago I had a very detailed dream about lots of things. In that dream was a blonde woman with striking blue eyes who held incredible sadness because of something when she was very young. I never found out for sure who this woman might have been, and we just called her “the blue-eyed woman” on the channel. I did always wonder if it was Virginia.
Even with the multi-million dollar settlement, even with a loving family supporting her, even when her claims were believed by millions around the world, and even though many women looked up to her for her bravery… it was still too much to bear.
I expect there will be loads of conspiracy theories coming out about Virginia’s death. Her family believe it was suicide, and they knew her better than anyone. So, I expect it was suicide. Virginia had a lot on her plate and was probably very lonely too. Her life story is one that would have been very difficult to avoid reliving each time she met someone new. I feel for her and her family.
This might be a good time to look out for the people who prove that they are willing to use anything as “entertainment only” clickbait.
I won’t be. I feel sad for Virginia. Perhaps because she was living in Queensland, her attempt to escape the legacy of it all. And even that didn’t work for her. A massive ranch style home on acreage in Queensland is a utopian life for someone – unless they are unable to escape the torment of something that will pursue them forever.
Let’s remember Virginia as the “Brave Girl”. And let her rest in peace.
Off to a better place.
E.
7 responses to “A simple end to the complicated life”
Thanks for blogging this story Ellie. Those of us who are survivors often still live with an incredibly heavy burden. I sometimes think that people correlate the word survivor with the idea that the trauma is done, unfortunately, the trauma doesn’t stop, it just changes form.
Gosh, yes that is very true. The word “survivor” does imply that everything is over now. It takes an extraordinary amount of bravery to move forward from severe emotional trauma. Dare I say that it is harder than physical trauma, because in a way your trauma is invisible and impossible for others to visualise or understand. But I think that acknowledging this is a way of giving someone like Virginia the respect she deserves after passing. Thanks.
Thank you for such a thoughtful response and you are spot on, invisible disability is highly stigmatised… and it is a disability PTSD, especially C-PTSD. Virginia’s fight for justice took a public stage, my fight was private, I barely survived mine, and yes, despite how her life ended she was braver than any could truly imagine!
I have a deep respect for Virginia’s bravery and heartache for the pain she must have lived with every minute of every day. I hope she has found peace.
RIP Virginia 🙏 😞
Thank you, Ellie, for speaking about this. I did not know about your dream – or I don’t recall it.
Your words, “unless they are unable to escape the torment of something that will pursue them forever” say so much. I am hopeful she is now at peace; may her children be safe and her family and friends find solace in knowing she is no longer suffering.
I actually have read about this, and even though her family thought this was a suicide, a few people who knew her well came forward to say that she was not suicidal, and that she wouldn’t have done this to her children, who were the center of her life. I honestly don’t what to think or who to believe.