"FWIW, Julie was also hurt because she LOVED Ally, and Ally would not let herself be loved....she would bite. "Why is she doing this?" Julie cried.

If there are family troubles - with all the family has been through, that would not surprise me - maybe Julie CAN'T respond..."

I'm sorry but I think thats BS. She had a problem and pawned it off on good people that are now suffering the consequences. I can bet you anything Julie is going on with her life suffering NO guilt or shame for what she's done to some very kind people. She wasn't HURT..puleez.
I'm sorry but even under the most dire of circumstances, continued "I'm sorrys" via email, snail mail or what ever would at LEAST make the human victims in all this feel a little better. Ally will never understand being abandoned but at least the people involved could feel some empathy for a grievious deed done to them.