[Magdalen] Prayers, please for my daughter-in-law

[Marion Thompson]

And prayers for Carol and all who love her!

Marion, a pilgrim

On 3/16/2015 11:57 AM, Marilyn Cepeda wrote:
> Prayers also for my friend, neighbor, co conspirator, bff, etc. Carol who
> also has breast cancer. She will have surgery Thursday.
>
> On Monday, March 16, 2015, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Prayers for Jean and for everyone who loves her.
>>
>> Marion, a pilgrim
>>
>> On 3/15/2015 8:22 PM, Georgia DuBose wrote:
>>
>>> I have held off on posting this, because my daughter-in-law was very
>>> specific about not wanting prayer requests on facebook. (I doubt she
>>> knows I am on an Anglican email list that prays for people. I only
>>> post requests for prayers on fb if people ask me to, but Jean has no
>>> way of knowing that, either.)
>>>
>>> In any case, after Christmas, Jean was diagnosed with breast cancer,
>>> which was pretty much all we were told. Last week, son Joe gave us the
>>> details. It is a lobular invasive carcinoma already in the lymph
>>> glands, including one next to an artery that cannot be surgically
>>> removed. The treatment will be chemo, which has begun, then removal of
>>> both breasts, then radiation. From the description Joe gave, I am
>>> guessing that it is Stage 3--at least, I am hoping that's what it is.
>>>
>>> I have decided to ask for your prayers because I trust that Jean will
>>> never know that I did, and because it sounds like she really needs
>>> them. Jean is 43, and our grandchildren Colin and Cecilia are 12 and
>>> 8. Jean is the head fundraiser for the Leiber Institute in Baltimore,
>>> which does research on the biochemistry of schizophrenia and other
>>> brain anomalies.She is trying to keep working while undergoing chemo.
>>> Joe, who is the head of the department of Housing and Urban
>>> Development's low-cost housing program, and  has to commute from
>>> Baltimore to the District to do his job, which has also involved lots
>>> of travel to HUD low-cost housing sites throughout the United States,
>>> has a lot to deal with right now.
>>>
>>> Please keep Jean, Joe, Colin and Cecilia in your prayers. Also prayers
>>> for Jean's parents, John and Gillian, would be much appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>>
>>> Georgia+
>>> .
>>>
>>>