[Magdalen] Prayer request (Kathy)

[Ginga Wilder]

May she rest in eternal peace.  And, Kristin, may God comfort you now and
always.

Ginga Wilder


On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 5:00 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> Oh dear! This must be very difficult for you on so many levels. We are
> thinking of you and your Mom.
>
> 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 Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 11:40 AM, Kristin Rollins <kristin at verumsolum.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I'm not sure how to write about this situation, so I will just write.
> >
> > Earlier this week, my mother (Kathy) was admitted to hospital. And…it
> > seems like this is the end. Just over five years ago, she received the
> > news that her cancer had returned and was given a one-year prognosis.
> > The passport I renewed on that trip has now expired.
> >
> > I am here, hundreds of miles away, living in another country, and with
> > an expired passport. Our move is only partially complete, and we have
> > two weeks to finish getting our old place ready to be turned over. There
> > is no way I am traveling home any time soon.
> >
> > And… there is the complications of my relationship with her. I had
> > always been really close to her. But… that disappeared over the last few
> > years. My guess is that my coming out factored into it, though she
> > denied that. That certainly changes the emotions I am feeling around
> > this.
> >
> > As for Mom's condition, as well as cancer, there is necrotizing
> > fasciitis. Her doctor said Thursday evening that he didn't believe she
> > had any more than a week left, and that the only thing they can do for
> > her at this point is to keep her pain at bay. This morning's message was
> > that she is no longer eating or drinking by mouth. And that yesterday,
> > she did not speak to anyone, sleeping most of the time. It sounds close
> > enough that each time I see my a family member's name in one of my
> > inboxes, I am expecting it to be The News.
> >
> > So prayers, please, that she moves from this life in peace and in as
> > little pain as possible. Prayers for my family who have gathered there.
> > And prayers for me, as I navigate my complicated reaction from afar.
> >
> > Kristin
> >
> > --
> >   Kristin Rollins
> >   kristin at verumsolum.com
> >   Chesapeake, VA
> >
>