[Magdalen] A Sad Day.

[Lynn Ronkainen]

Prayers for your housekeeper and dear friend of so many years.
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: "Sibyl Smirl" <polycarpa3 at ckt.net>
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2016 5:08 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] A Sad Day.

> My prayers for your housekeeper are rising now, and will continue for a 
> while.
>
> On 8/29/16 3:46 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.
>>
>>
>
>
> -- 
> Sibyl Smirl
> I will take no bull from your house!  Psalms 50:9a
> mailto:polycarpa3 at ckt.net