[Magdalen] Prayers abounding, and requests for more

[Lynn Ronkainen]

reading this days later and praying
Lynn

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When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not a 
single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." 
attributed to Erma Bombeck
 "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk 
by Richard Rohr

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From: "Ginga Wilder" <gingawilder at gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2015 4:02 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Prayers abounding, and requests for more

> 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+
>>