[Oe List ...] Elizabeth Caperton

[the telfords via OE]

Dear Marsha,

Thank u for sending us this very awful news.
We are shocked with this double sadness.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.

Heartfelt love
Elaine and John

On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 10:08 AM, Marsha Hahn via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net
> wrote:

> Friends,
>
> I am writing with difficult news about Elizabeth Caperton.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> Eileen and George Howard now live in Atlanta, and are doing everything
> they can to support Elizabeth's family as they care for her.
>
> 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.
>
> If you would like to send cards, please send them as follows:
>
> Elizabeth Caperton
> c/o Eileen and George Howard
> 525 Glen Iris Drive NE, Unit 3424
> Atlanta, GA 30308
> USA
>
> Many thanks,
> Marsha Hahn
>
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