Julie Barrios Get Well Fund

Dear Julie’s Friends and Family, 

About 8 weeks ago Julie contracted a severe case of Epstein Barr Virus, which has her on bedrest and unable to work. As you probably saw, Julie shared a few recent updates on Facebook, to which friends have responded with encouragement and prayer. Already this has been such a blessing to Julie, so a few of us wanted to mobilize a way to invite Julie’s friends into practical ways to support her during her recovery, which doctors are saying could take another several months

Here are a few ways in which she’d love your support:

3 Ways You Can Support Julie:

1) Encouragement Train: Every few days, Julie could use words of encouragement, occasional visitors, or her favorite dessert that she can still stomach -- Souvla frozen yogurt (no toppings), conveniently located two blocks from her place! Sign up here to encourage Julie remotely or in person for one day over the next month: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UT-hs59_DmBiWHIxZsm3DMCM2epZulTPexdCk_-zrK8/edit?usp=sharing 

Examples of ways to encourage her:

- Snail mail Julie a card filled with cheer
- Call or text Julie with your prayers 
- Email Julie with a comforting Bible verse, poem, or something funny that happened in your day
- Coordinate a 1-1 in-person visit and bring Souvla frozen yogurt or ask her if there is any latest treat her stomach is preferring. 

2) Prayer: After Julie listed her prayer requests on Facebook, she got an overwhelming response the following day, and felt a surge of energy and improvement in her recovery. Praise God! Please continue to pray for:

- Healing
- That her Liver and Gall Bladder move into proper functioning as it was designed 
- Good sleep
- Ease in weaning off of morphine
- Comfort in the aches and pains
- Increased appetite
- A renewed spirit of perseverance
- Blessings over the family and friends that have been taking care of Julie for the past weeks
- We will update you with additional prayer requests as they are needed

3) GoFundMe Donation: Julie has been unable to work in June and July and will only be able to work on a limited basis for the coming months.  She has also incurred significant medical expenses. These funds will not only help offset medical expenses, they will also serve to further plant and stabilize the consultancy Julie founded upon leaving her full time job in 2017 — Nuos Formation (www.nuosformation.com). She started this ministry / consultancy to support spiritual and emotional health in San Francisco start-ups by investing in the soul development of founders and other emerging leaders. If you wish to support Julie financially, please visit this GoFundMe campaign. All gifts will go directly to Julie. 

If you have any questions, please reach out to Esther or Laura directly. We'll share with Julie and respond as quickly as possible. 


With Love, 


Laura, Esther, Chloe, Jenn, and Ivy, and Pauline
(Julie’s friends from Reality SF)


P.S. We encourage you to forward this to anyone you think would want to be involved in Julie’s support!