I didn't know Alia but I just looked at her home page (see the birds flying) and checked her postings. I was shocked to see that her last posting was;
Monday, April 20, 2009 2:26:25 PM · 88 of 121
Alia to fishtank
"What you do is your own business. But banning Meghan articles from FR will have the very opposite effect cyber-wise from what you might like to see as a result. Why not just ignore the threads."
If she was ill there was no sign of it. Was her passing sudden and unexpected?
Dear Spunky, when she went to bed at 10:30 pm, she was perfectly fine, so far as I could see. She passed away in my arms at 11:50 pm. This happened with no more than suggestive signs that could have been interpreted any which way, as she did herself.
God bless you for asking.