[Magdalen] A Sad Day.

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Oh my, I can imagine how that is.  We have a lady (an Episcopalian, as it
turns out!) who comes for a few hours every other week, and we enjoy one
another very much. It's sort of like another family member, not just
someone who comes and does some cleaning.  I think she gets some special
joy out of our cats too, as I often hear her chatting with them as she is
working. She can't have pets in her apartment.

We feel extremely fortunate to have Carolyn helping us out. Losing her
would be very sad.

Little things like this are truly not just little things.



James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 4:46 PM, 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.
>