[Magdalen] Prayer request (Kathy)

[Jay Weigel]

I am so, so sorry, Kristin. It is very hard when there is unfinished
business. May the angels receive your mother into paradise, and may you be
able to find peace.

On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 7:06 PM, Judy Fleener <fleenerj at gmail.com> wrote:

> Peace for you and your Mother, Kristin.
>
> On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 6:23 PM, Michael Canning <mjbcanning at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Prayers abound for you ...
> > Blessings,
> > Michael
> >
> > On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 10:40 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
> > >
> > --
> > Sent from Gmail Mobile
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Judy Fleener, ObJN,SSH
> Western Michigan
>