Linda Krawecke reports that Ann Green died this afternoon. My deepest sympathies to Steve Green, her husband of 25 years, and to all of her friends and family.

On July 20, Steve reported that Ann had been unwell for a few weeks, was hospitalized on July 15, and was diagnosed with c.dificile-related septicaemia that day or the next. Things went downhill quickly and steadily from there.

My mother contracted c-diff shortly before she died of other causes. I learned a fair bit about just how ugly c-diff infections can be at that time; I knew that they could be fatal. I wish this one hadn't been. Ann was born in 1961 -- 2008 is way too soon to go.