[Magdalen] A Sad Day.

[Marilyn Cepeda]

Prayers

On Monday, August 29, 2016, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

>
>
> Of your charity please pray for our housekeeper of some ten years.
> Her systemic lupus has acted up, and she told us that she is no  longer
> able to do the job.
>
> It's really like losing a family member.
>
> The sequence of events precipitating her decision seems to be a
> cellulitis of a lower leg, that stirred up the lupus, and then
> intermittent
> shut down of her kidneys.  Her health care team have been  mentioning
> the kidney dialysis on and off over the past few years, and  maybe
> now that will happen.
>
> She came here one last time this morning, after all the above health
> issues had kept her away for about 3 weeks.  She was in terrible  shape,
> and seemed to be zombie-like.  Her speech was slow and slurred,  and
> it made me wonder if she had started a psychotherapeutic medication
> or was even on ethanol.  She performed some of her usual duties
> (Monday is garbage day), arriving at 5:30 AM because they come so
> early for pickup here.  She left at 12:30, and then texted us that  she
> was no longer able to work.
>
> I am so sad.  She essentially put on the wedding reception for us  here
> nearly three years ago, and so much else.
>
> Her husband is, unfortunately, a stereortypic Polish husband, and has
> little sympathy for her condition.  Her two children don't seem  much
> better.
>
> I ask your prayers.
>
>
> David Strang.
>


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Marilyn (Owens, Palmero) Cepeda