[Oe List ...] Mary Lou Vergara update

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On Sun, Mar 16, 2025, 3:08 PM Lynda C via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
wrote:

> Mary Lou Vergara in the Raleigh, NC area, is dealing with several
> challenging health issues and in need of our encouragement and support.
> Mary Lou, a retired geriatric social worker, was most helpful to us in our
> efforts to find federal resources for seniors when we began showing "signs
> of aging.”   She even came to visit us to check on us.
>
>  She was an amazing cheerleader and care assistant for Lauri Miesen Shaw
> in her recent illness and passing.  Now it’s her time to need
> encouragement.   Following a couple of months dealing with a severe back
> pain, in and out of ER, etc., she was hospitalized and seemed to have
> something like a small stroke, with confusion before other tests found a
> cancerous mass in her lower lumbar region.  Her daughter Kristina lives
> nearby but frequently works out of town. Daughter Teresa will arrive next
> week.   Mary Lou was sent to a rehab facility but has now been moved back
> to hospital. This has happened several times.    Mary Lou's hope is that
> she will recover use of her legs where some nerve damage may have
> occurred.  She said she was not in pain, thankfully, but would enjoy
> hearing from folks and even phone visiting.   Kristina will be taking more
> time off for a while to be nearer to her mom.  Cards may be sent to her
> home address below and Kristina will deliver them to her mom.
>
> Mary Lou Vergara,  2917 Waterford Forest Circle, Cary, North Carolina
> 27513
> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/2917+Waterford+Forest+Circle,+Cary,+North+Carolina+27513?entry=gmail&source=g>.
>    Telephone and email are being worked on to be easier for Mary Lou to
> use. Cell: 404-580-9340.  E-mail: vergaramarylou at gmail.com.
>
> Care to us all as we become ever more aware of our mortality.  Ashes to
> ashes.    Our Lenten reminder: to focus on our intentions and our actions
> in our personal journey and in our care for our Earth community and our
> life plan and for each other.
>
> Grateful for our colleagues,  Lynda
>
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