[Magdalen] Magdalen Digest, Vol 66, Issue 8

[Ginga Wilder]

Thanks, Sharon.  Ginny has made some noticeable progress, which is
certainly a relief.

Ginga

On Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 9:08 AM Sharon Moon <sharonbmoon at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sorry to hear of the continued I’ll health.  Will keep her and you in
> prayer.
>
> Sharon
>
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> >    1. The changes and chances of life (Marion Thompson)
> >    2. Re: Pray for our daughter Ginny (Ginga Wilder)
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> > Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2020 15:07:53 -0500
> > From: Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
> > To: cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> > 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.
> >
> > 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!
> >
> > Marion, a pilgrim
> >
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> > Message: 2
> > 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
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 8:38 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
> > >
> >
> >
> > End of Magdalen Digest, Vol 66, Issue 8
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