@gailcalled I agree with you, and I share your fear. But what can we do? Others have disappeared for a while while they dealt with medical problems that seemed incurable. If they do not choose to contact anyone, all one could do, I guess, is to search the death notices in that person’s town. If you happen to know their real name, that is. Otherwise, I suppose, you ask a question like this to see if you could find someone who has information.
There is a policy here against asking questions about specific jellies. However, this place is supposed to be a community, and that means that people want to know about fellow jellies even when those jellies are not around. Perhaps there should be a way to ask for information or share concerns. Perhaps a new protocol could be developed that would allow people to share concern, but would not be allowed to turn into popularity contests. Just a thought.