[Magdalen] Three urgent prayer requests for friends

[Marion Thompson]

Prayers continue, Ginga.

Marion, a pilgrim


On 1/7/2017 7:55 AM, Ginga Wilder wrote:
> Anna is recovering from the bronchitis.
>
> Mary is home from hosptial with home health care, including a nurse, OT,
> PT, and a nutritionist.  She had a spinal injection for pain in her leg
> this week.  She is very frail but home is the best place to recover.
>
> Tom is also home as of last night.  His diagnosis is chronic myelomonocytic
> leukemia (CMML).  He and his wife will meet with oncologist next week to
> discuss treatment plan.
>
> Thanks for your prayers.
> Ginga
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 1, 2017 at 7:01 PM, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thank you for the update Ginga.  Prayers continue for your friends.
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 1, 2017 at 8:22 AM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> Update on friends in need of pray.  I will hear at church today how Anna
>> is
>>> doing. Mary is home from hospital on palliative care for pain and
>> nutrition
>>> with the goal that she can increase her food intake by eating 6 small
>> meals
>>> each day.  Tom continues very ill but has been moved from ICU to a step
>>> down unit.  His diagnostic studies continue.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your prayers.
>>> Ginga
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Dec 29, 2016 at 6:09 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
>>> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> These are three truly heart-breaking cases. And of course, there are so
>>>> many people who are feeling all of this.
>>>>
>>>> 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 Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 9:03 PM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Three people, with whom I am very close, have urgent need for prayers.
>>>>>
>>>>> I learned today that my friend Tom who has been quite ill over
>> Christmas
>>>>> was diagnosed today with acute onset leukemia...I think it is
>>>> lymphoblastic
>>>>> variety.  He was admitted to Medical University ICU in critical
>>>>> contidition.  The oncologist says he may die - 'this could go south
>> very
>>>>> quickly;.  Three adult children live locally and a daughter is flying
>> in
>>>>> from Idaho.  Tom has not looked well recently, but he had an elective
>>>>> surgery about 2 months ago....blood work was fine then.  Stunning.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mary has pneumonia and is also in the hospital.  She is frail with
>>>>> osteoporosis, lifelong scoliosis and is quite bent over, which means
>> her
>>>>> lungs and stomach are compressed.  Her husband's update this afternoon
>>>>> sounds as if she is absolutely worn out.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anna has several things going on.  She has had bronchitis through the
>>>>> holidays, but she also has a brain/neuromuscular disease that causes
>>>>> cognitive and general body function decline.  The update I had today
>> is
>>>>> that she cannot be left alone right now.
>>>>>
>>>>> I bid your prayers for Tom, Mary, and Anna.  Spare a prayer for those
>> of
>>>> us
>>>>> who love these people, each of whom is a member of our parish.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>> Ginga
>>>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among
>> you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the
>> land of Egypt.
>> Leviticus 19:34
>>