[Magdalen] sadness

[Grace Cangialosi]

Oh, Ginga, how tragic! I can't help wondering if, in some mysterious way,
Stephen "knew" of his mother's death. But what a shock for Catherine.
Prayers for all of them.
Grace

On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 4:06 PM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:

> Friends,
> John and I attended the funeral of Pat, a woman we grew up with.  She was
> full of love and life and she died of ovarian cancer at age 71. Pat had two
> children our children's ages.  Stephen, her son developed full blown
> schizoprenia in early adulthood.  Catherine, her daughter, took custody of
> Stephen when their mother's condition deteriorated.  He was in a nursing
> home near where Catherine lives. Catherine chose not to tell Stephen of his
> mother's death until this coming weekend when she could give him more of
> her focus. Last night, Catherine received a phone call from nursing
> services at Stehen's residence telling her that he was ill...apparently a
> stomach illness.  Catherine was still in Summerville following her mom's
> funeral earlier in the day.  She received another call a short time later
> saying that Stephen had died.
>
> OMG.  There will be an autopsy.  Please pray for Catherine.   Pray for
> peace for Stephen and for Pat.
>
> Thank you.
> Ginga Wilder
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-- 
Grace Cangialosi
Ruckersville, VA

*"Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great
love."*
*St. Teresa of Calcutta*