<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483828019607_6608">Friends,</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483828019607_6608"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483828019607_6608">I am writing with difficult news about Elizabeth Caperton.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483828019607_6608"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483828019607_6608">On December 27, her dear husband, Al Standish, took his life. He was ill and trying to spare her pain, but it was devastating to her.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483828019607_6608"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483828019607_6608" dir="ltr">She had been recovering from a respiratory bug, but it worsened and she developed pneumonia, and was admitted to the hospital on January 1. Her condition worsened, and on January 4 she was diagnosed with ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome). Please feel free to Google it, but in short, with ARDS the tiny sacs in the lungs that oxygenate our blood fill with fluid and prevent the body from getting enough oxygen.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483828019607_6608" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483828019607_6608" dir="ltr">Her condition is very serious. She is receiving excellent care at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta where she is in the Intensive Care Unit. She is sedated and on a ventilator. No visitors now, please.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483828019607_6608" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483828019607_6608" dir="ltr">Eileen and George Howard now live in Atlanta, and are doing everything they can to support Elizabeth's family as they care for her.<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483828019607_6608" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483828019607_6608" dir="ltr">I could not consult Elizabeth about sending this news, but she had been brave about publicly sharing the news of her husband's death. In talking with Eileen Howard and Hur Myung Hee, we feel sure that she would welcome your love and prayers right now.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483828019607_6608" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483828019607_6608" dir="ltr">If you would like to send cards, please send them as follows:</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483828019607_6608" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483828019607_6608" dir="ltr">Elizabeth Caperton</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483828019607_6608" dir="ltr">c/o Eileen and George Howard</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483828019607_6608" dir="ltr">525 Glen Iris Drive NE, Unit 3424</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483828019607_6608" dir="ltr">Atlanta, GA 30308</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483828019607_6608" dir="ltr">USA</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483828019607_6608" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483828019607_6608" dir="ltr">Many thanks,</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1483828019607_6608" dir="ltr">Marsha Hahn</div></div></body></html>