[Magdalen] Hard Losses

[Marilyn Cepeda]

This is such a hard time for so many even if not directly tied to Covid. I
am so sorry for these losses so close to one another. My prayers for you (
and many of us) as you contemplate your future!

We are at the point of discussing whether we age in place or move to senior
living. So many things to consider….. and so many unknowns!

On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 7:46 AM cady soukup <cadyasoukup at gmail.com> wrote:

> Christopher,
>
> Very difficult reminders that each of us is “here” for a short time.
>
> May the families and friends of Doug and Paul be comforted in their
> grief. May memories of them bring blessings to you all. May your wife
> and you navigate the scary shoals of cancer yet again, with the
> presence of our triune god ever with you.
>
> Gentle virtual hugs wafting in your general direction - Cady
>
> On 1/19/22, Christopher Hart <cervus51 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I’ve lost two friends younger than me in the last five days. Doug, age
> 65,
> > died at home in hospice care after liver and kidney failure. He’d had a
> > transplant about twenty years ago because of some inherited, I think,
> > condition. With the new organs now failing he wasn’t a candidate for
> > another transplant so dialysis and then hospice.
> >
> > Paul, my wife’s 64 year old former brother-in-law and friend since high
> > school, suffered a massive stroke late last week and was rushed into
> brain
> > surgery, but in the end it was determined that nothing more could be
> done.
> > His family got a chance to say goodbye and life support was removed this
> > morning. He died peacefully today.
> >
> > It all makes me very sensitive to my own mortality and worried for my
> wife
> > if anything should happen to me. She’s battling a new incidence of cancer
> > although the prognosis is encouraging. Total hysterectomy six weeks ago
> due
> > to endometrial cancer. No indication of metastasis. Radiation to start
> in a
> > couple of weeks. No call for chemotherapy so far. Prayers for all
> concerned
> > are welcome.
> > --
> >
> > Christopher Hart
> >
> > List Mail Address: cervus51 at gmail.com
> > Personal Mail: cervus at veritasliberat.net
> > Twitter: @cervus51
> >
>
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Marilyn (Owens, Palmero) Cepeda