[Magdalen] Prayers abounding, and requests for more

[Ginga Wilder]

Abundant prayers for Jean, for her pain relief, and good recovery.
Prayers, too, for Joe, Colin, and Cecilia.

Praying for your friends and others who have experienced this fire and for
those who have lost businesses and buildings.

Ginga

On Sat, Jul 25, 2015 at 11:01 AM, Georgia DuBose <gdubose at gmail.com> wrote:

> Rejoicing in the connections made in Australia, and the prayers that
> arose for Suzie's parishioner as well. Thank you, Roger and Lesley,
> for your efforts.
>
> I have two more prayer requests. I have not said much about my
> daughter-in-law, Jean DuBose, because she and my stepson, Joe, have
> specifically requested that there not be much on electronic media
> about her situation. At this point, however, I think prayers would
> really help, and I would ask, for their sake, that this request not be
> placed on any other media.
>
> Jean had a double mastectomy on Thursday. It was a 7 hour operation.
> She underwent nearly 5 months of chemo before the operation; sites
> included lymph nodes under the collar bone which were so close to an
> artery that they could not be surgically addressed.
>
> Supposedly Jean went home late yesterday afternoon. We have not heard
> anything since then except that yesterday she was in a lot of pain
> yesterday, despite nerve blocks done to limit the pain. Joe is going
> to have a lot of nursing work ahead of him and our grandchildren,
> Colin and Cecilia, are going to have to watch their beloved mother go
> through a long, painful recovery. In December, if all goes well,
> reconstructive surgery will follow, and that isn't going to be a
> picnic, either. Jean is 43, and strong, and there is good reason to
> believe she will recover; right now is a very tough time, and there
> are more ahead. Please pray for the Baltimore DuBoses, and esp. Jean.
>
> Please pray for the town of Harpers Ferry, which had a disastrous fire
> in the historic district early Thursday morning. One of my dearest
> friends there, Laura Clark of Harpers Ferry Outfitters, discovered
> it--she had insomnia, and was up reading. Fortunately, her business
> was not touched, but my friend Cindi's shop Vintage Lady, was
> destroyed, as was the building I worked in for 15 years selling
> pottery. (The shop had moved down the street, and was not damaged.) My
> friend Charlma Quarles was burned out--lost everything, including her
> two beloved cats. (Secret Six, where we have had a couple of
> listmeets, was not damaged.)
>
> Thank you for all your prayers.
>
> Georgia+
>