[Magdalen] Magdalen Digest, Vol 66, Issue 8

[Sharon Moon]

Sorry to hear of the continued I’ll health.  Will keep her and you in
prayer.

Sharon

On Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 7:00 AM <magdalen-request at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> From: Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
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> Subject: [Magdalen] The changes and chances of life
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> As his warden I knew yesterday, but today at  our Annual Vestry Meeting our
> priest announced that he has been granted a year's leave of absence, maybe
> two, to explore a monastic vocation.   Reason tells me he won't be back, no
> matter how it turns out.  It comes as no surprise that he is making the
> leap, but, oh dear, it will be a wrench for me personally., despite the
> day-to-day difficulties presented by his, um, detachment..  I have been
> Rector's Warden for three of his four years with us.
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> His last Sunday will be Low Sunday, Easter 2, but I'll have a lot of soggy
> moment between now and then.  I'm really bad at goodbyes.  I pray that our
> Area Bishop has someone good up her sleeve for what is to come!
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> Marion, a pilgrim
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> Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2020 15:27:59 -0500
> From: Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
> To: Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Pray for our daughter Ginny
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> Ginny has made slow but steady progress this week since being discharged
> from hospital.  She has not been able to return to work due to continuing
> weakness/exhaustion.  Her voice sounds stronger and she has found some high
> protein foods she can tolerate.   I feel much better about her now,
> although this recovery will take time and patience.  She has a wonderful
> church, with retired clergy stepping in for services and preaching.  Thank
> you for keeping her in your prayers.
>
> Ginga Wilder
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> On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 8:38 AM Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> > 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
> >
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