[Magdalen] Prayer Request for my old friend

[Marion Thompson]

Well, I much prefer elderly to old or senior, thank you.  In any case, 
my reaction has much to do with my 78-yr-old self (?!)  not keeling over 
just yet.  In any case, isn't it just calling a spade a bloody shovel?  
It is what it is, hardly perjorative..

Marion, a pilgrim


On 1/13/2017 9:33 AM, Jay Weigel wrote:
> I was recently involved in a war of words on another site concerning the
> use of the word "elderly". A number of us felt it was mildly pejorative,
>   not in the same class as the n-word, but somewhat in the class of using
> "colored" instead of African-American or black.
>
> P.S. Our side carried the day.
>
> On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 8:24 AM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for this, Jim.  Ain't it the truth?  I've just heard that another
>> friend, now 90, is in a home, but that's good because she will have lots of
>> company and stimulation!  The helpful neighbourhood fellow brought my paper
>> down to the house yesterday and said the company should bring it to my door
>> "You're an elderly woman."  Whaaaat?   Not how I see myself At
>> All!!!!!!!!!!  But it comes to us all, I guess, especially in the eyes of
>> the world.
>>
>> Marion, a pilgrim   ... today my sail I lift ....
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 1/13/2017 12:14 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford wrote:
>>
>>> This is a nightmare of many as we age and become less and less able to
>>> take
>>> care of ourselves. I pray that he gets a fine place to live out the rest
>>> of
>>> his days with dignity.
>>>
>>>
>>> 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 Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 4:27 PM, Marion Thompson <
>>> marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks for your prayers, Lynn.  I went to see him yesterday.  He is his
>>>> spunky self -- sort of, but clearly can't go home on his own and has
>>>> acknowledged that it's time to give up his little church.  He's on an IV,
>>>> can't walk safely without people and supports, and looks pretty rough --
>>>> toiletries haven't caught up with him!  I got him a good hot coffee,
>>>> which
>>>> he appreciated after the cold coffee on his meal trays.  I really don't
>>>> know where he can go from hospital, certainly not home alone!  I
>>>> certainly
>>>> hope his sons will be part of the solution for their father!
>>>>
>>>> Marion, a pilgrim
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 1/10/2017 10:36 PM, Lynn Ronkainen wrote:
>>>>
>>>> praying for Ted+ tonight, for those who will tend to his medical needs
>>>>> and for friends who love him.
>>>>> Lynn
>>>>>
>>>>> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>>>>>
>>>>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>>>> From: "Marion Thompson" <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2017 4:26 PM
>>>>> To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
>>>>> Subject: [Magdalen] Prayer Request for my old friend
>>>>>
>>>>> I just heard from friends that my dear old friend Ted is in hospital,
>>>>>
>>>>>> admitted by these friends who found him in his apartment.  He had been
>>>>>> on
>>>>>> the floor for a few days. He was confused, dehydrated, and in pain.
>>>>>> Not
>>>>>> being family I can't get anything out of the hospital beyond that he's
>>>>>> not
>>>>>> on the hospital floor  my friends told me.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> He will turn 79 shortly and is still working as a priest although he
>>>>>> has
>>>>>> been going downhill badly the last while and it is all he can do to
>>>>>> turn up
>>>>>> at his little church which is housed in an old folks home.  How to
>>>>>> physically get him from here to out west where he wants/needs to be
>>>>>> nearer
>>>>>> to a son with three small children and an older sister has been a
>>>>>> continuing conundrum.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's all distressing and I feel of no help at all, being at a distance
>>>>>> myself.  He has been a loyal friend to me.  For now all I can do is beg
>>>>>> your prayers for this good man who has been his own worst enemy but
>>>>>> deserves a better end than this.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Marion, a pilgrim
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>