[Magdalen] Update on Susan Hagen

[Ginga Wilder]

Thank you for this update, Cady.  My prayers for Susan continue as she
continues radiation treatment and makes essential decisions.

((((Susan))))
Ginga

On Sat, Aug 14, 2021 at 7:56 AM cady soukup <cadyasoukup at gmail.com> wrote:

> Beloved siblings,
>
> Reporting in to the informal St. Sams/Magdalen Support Team for Susan
> Hagen: I saw Susan on Wednesday the 11th. She is doing far better than
> I had feared - she is navigating well inside her house and uses a
> walker outside. She remembers very little from the period just before
> her brain surgery.
>
> We were able to discuss what had happened, catch up on basics, had a
> quick lunch at a Vietnamese restaurant, and went for a walk along the
> new Bridgewater North River paved promenade. It was a very pleasant
> visit on a very hot day. I left her with her health aide.
>
> Susan is starting to tackle the big decisions and issues related to
> her health (both health-related issues and larger, long-term financial
> decisions) - she now has functional email and a new cell phone after
> wrangling with the companies involved. Many of the decisions she had
> (understandably!) put off until she felt better.
>
> Although the medicos determined the meningioma was NOT cancerous,
> Susan is facing daily radiation treatments for 6 weeks, starting
> Monday August 16. The treatments are at various times around mid-day
> in Charlottesville, so it’s quite a commitment to get her there, wait
> for the treatment, and drive her back. The Emmanuel church pastoral
> care team(s?) have volunteer drivers scheduled for August and most of
> September.
>
> Cady
>