[Magdalen] Update on Susan Hagen

[Jay Weigel]

So happy to hear you are doing well, Susan. Continued prayers, of course.
(If you see a faint glimmer of light on occasion, don't be alarmed, it's
only my patron saint, Elizabeth, checking on you. She is extremely
motherly.) I've been bothering St. Benedict and his sister on your behalf
too. Give Don Bosco a scratch behind the ears for me.

On Sat, Aug 14, 2021 at 1:09 PM Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com> wrote:

> It was simply wonderful to see Cady and catch up.  I thank you all for
> your prayers and ask that you continue them through these coming
> weeks.
> Susan
>
> On Sat, Aug 14, 2021 at 8:46 AM Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > 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
> > >
>
>
>
> --
> The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among
> you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the
> land of Egypt.
> Leviticus 19:34
>