[Magdalen] A Sad Day.

[Marion Thompson]

Poor woman!  Prayers arising for her health and problems in the rest of 
her life and for you who will be missing her like family.

Marion, a pilgrim


On 8/29/2016 4:46 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen 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.
>