[Magdalen] a new blow

[Lynn Ronkainen]

Thank you Don... well said. Thoughts and love from TX, Jon!
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: <thedonboyd at austin.rr.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2016 7:19 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] a new blow

> Jon, you of all people must know that you don't need to worry about 
> anybody else's comfort or about relieving anybody else's fears or 
> anxieties or needs.
> That said, from your work you know a lot more about how hard the end of 
> living can be than most of us.  Even so, do let me respectfully suggest 
> that those who share these days with you don't want you dependent any more 
> than you want to be dependent--but they do want you stay with them  (we 
> want you to stay with us) as long as you can without prolonged suffering.
>
> Brud, we love you too.
>
> ---- Jon Egger <revegger at gmail.com> wrote:
>> IDK if Ive mentioned this or not, but a PhD Shrink has been following my
>> case per the hospice.  He stopped to see me this past Tuesday and we had 
>> a
>> long talk.  It seems that my friend sarcoidosis has taken one more body
>> system from me.  I now have early onset dementia.
>>
>> This may be the beginning, and I hope it's a harbinger of things to come.
>> (The beginning of the end.)  Dealing with the living in my life is more
>> frustrating...It's like they want me to stay in the dependent role.  i 
>> can
>> walk with a walker or I can use a cane.  I can go long time periods with 
>> no
>> oxygen
>>
>> I love you all,
>> brud
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> If no one has told you that they love you today,
>> let me be the first.
>> brud
>