(Picture of church tonight).
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About 4 PM L. called me from Rehab.
I had been meaning to call her; but with St Nicholas day on the 19th
and we were in a hotel the night of the 18th so we could go to both
vigil and liturgy, and then some unexpected challenges once we got home,
better now but had to be dealt with as these things do,
and I just could not catch a break to call her, as she would say.
Well, she called me and well.
She really had a setback this week.
Her neighbour P. had texted me earlier about it.
I did not realize the extent of the difficulties however and can
tell that L. really has been distressed.
Dear friends, I wrote on Dec 6th St Nicholas day that she
I believe the pneumonia is better than it was but the new things
that have come up have left her sounding so weak and with a voice
that sounds rough with pain and distress.
I saw her weeks ago as she was wheeled out of OR, where she
had extensive surgery to deal with her severe hip fracture
and her voice was much weaker and more rough than when she was just out of
the OR and was lucid but a bit groggy.
She does not have family at all.
Our priest is visiting her a lot, her neighbour and I do what I can,
which never is as much as I wish I could do.
We hope to see her tomorrow.
Please pray for her.
Obviously I can't write exactly what is going on
for her but I can tell you that things are
concerning and that she is really suffering.
And very disappointed that she is not able to be
home by Christmas like she hoped.
Thank you so much for praying.
May God have mercy on L. and on all those who
are suffering!
Lord have mercy!
