[Magdalen] Pray for our daughter Ginny

[Marion Thompson]

You're welcome.   So glad to hear the good news!

Marion, a pilgrim

On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 2:13 PM Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ginny is home from the hospital today!  So thankful!  And, thanks for your
> prayers.
>
> Ginga
>
> On Sat, Feb 15, 2020 at 8:43 AM Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > John and I drove to Winston-Salem Thursday.  We visited briefly on
> > Thursday night and 6 hours on Friday.  Good signs: her temperature is
> > normal and she is alert, awake and conversant.  We kept wanting to leave
> > the room to give her time to rest, and she said she was enjoying our
> > visit.  She is still quite weak, but better.  While some of her symptoms
> > continue, we feel she has turned a corner and is definitely on the road
> to
> > recovery.  She is still on contact precautions, meaning we had to wear a
> > gown and gloves in her presence.  She is receiving excellent care in the
> > hospital.  Symptoms will have to improve a good deal more before she will
> > be discharged.
> >
> > On doing church!  St. Anne's is a single priest parish with a deacon.
> > Four retired priests attend the church and several deacons.  These
> > wonderful people have stepped into the breach and are preaching,
> > celebrating, and doing pastoral care in Ginny's absence.  Not so much
> doing
> > church, as being church.  TBTG!
> >
> > Thank you all for your prayers.
> > Ginga
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 12:09 AM Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Just reading this now, Thursday night. Praying, Ginga.
> >>
> >> On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 9:21 PM Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Thanks, All.  We arrived in Winston Salem about 6 pm and went directly
> >> to
> >> > he hospital.  Ginny looked some better than we feared.  She is very
> weak
> >> > and any exertion wears her out in short order.  Her appetite is poor.
> >> She
> >> > has had 5 bites of protein today.  Her temp is down and her blood
> >> pressure
> >> > is too low.  Her gut is still symptomatic. She is still very sick but
> >> not
> >> > not so sick as she has been.
> >> >
> >> > Sincere for your prayers.
> >> > Ginga
> >> >
> >> > On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 9:12 PM Marilyn Cepeda <mcepeda514 at gmail.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > Ginga, prayers for you all and especially for Ginny.
> >> > >
> >> > > On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 6:41 PM Clarissa Canning <canplum at gmail.com
> >
> >> > > wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > i will keep her in prayers for healing of her system and the
> medical
> >> > > people
> >> > > > too .
> >> > > >
> >> > > > On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 8:39 AM Ginga Wilder <
> gingawilder at gmail.com
> >> >
> >> > > > wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > > Dear Friends,
> >> > > > > Our daughter Ginny, who some of you know and who is the rector
> of
> >> St.
> >> > > > > Anne's Episcopal Church in Winston Salem, NC, is in the hospital
> >> and
> >> > > very
> >> > > > > sick.  She has a C. Diff. infection that began over the weekend.
> >> She
> >> > > > saw a
> >> > > > > GI specialist last week to begin a workup for persistent GI
> >> symptoms
> >> > > she
> >> > > > > has had for almost a year - these have nothing to do with the
> new
> >> C.
> >> > > Diff
> >> > > > > infection, although she may have picked that up at the doctor's
> >> > office.
> >> > > > > She went in the hospital Tuesday and c. diff was identified as
> the
> >> > > > culprit
> >> > > > > of the present symptoms.  She was dehydrated, tachycardic with
> low
> >> > BP.
> >> > > > She
> >> > > > > is on IV antibiotics and is making slow progress.  Her GI
> symptoms
> >> > > > > continue.  Her temp is still elevated (102) and she is sleeping
> a
> >> > lot.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Her condition is complicated by the fact that she has rheumatoid
> >> > > > arthritis
> >> > > > > and is immune compromised due to that and the biologic meds she
> >> takes
> >> > > for
> >> > > > > that.  John and I will go - up and back - to Winston Salem
> >> tomorrow.
> >> > > We
> >> > > > > need to see our daughter and we can spell Ginny's wife Barbie
> for
> >> a
> >> > few
> >> > > > > hours.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Please pray for Ginny.  Thank you.
> >> > > > > Ginga
> >> > > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > --
> >> > > Marilyn (Owens, Palmero) Cepeda
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> --
> >> Ann
> >>
> >> The Rev. Ann Markle
> >> Buffalo, NY
> >> www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com
> >>
> >
>