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<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Isobel and Jim Bishop</div><div><a href="mailto:isobeljimbish@optusnet.com.au">isobeljimbish@optusnet.com.au</a></div><div><br></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div>Thanks for letting us know Marilyn,</div><div apple-content-edited="true"><br></div><div apple-content-edited="true">In peace,</div><div apple-content-edited="true"><br></div><div apple-content-edited="true">Isobel.</div><div apple-content-edited="true"><br></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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<br><div><div>On 05/08/2016, at 9:30 AM, Marilyn Crocker via OE <<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">I just learned from Nan Grow that Bill has recently (July 6<sup>th</sup>) undergone a hernia operation that led to complications, subsequent care in three different hospitals, and currently therapy to help restore movement in his left leg presumably caused by nerve damage during surgery.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Although Bill, in his always-intentional-caring style, baked a 58<sup>th</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wedding Anniversary (which is next week) cake in his therapy session; frosted it and called Nan in to come and deliver a slice to all the friends in their residential community, an event he enjoyed; he later expressed to Nan some deep concern about his hoped-for recovery. And for the first time Nan can remember, “he asked for prayers for himself.”<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">At Nan’s request, and on behalf of the Grow family, long part of our “beloved community,” I invite you to offer your prayers for healing energy, comfort, courage and peace in whatever way appropriate. Additionally, will you send well wishes (and visits if you are nearby) to Bill and Nan via the following contact points, where Bill expects to be for at least another month.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Bill: Wooster Building 406, Masonicare, 22 Masonic Avenue, Wallingford, CT 06492. Cell: 203-599-5774<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Nan: 65 Masonic Avenue, Apt 215, Wallingford, CT 06492. Phone: 203-265-5767<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Joe and I send our wishes of Grace, Peace and Love, to all of us (at whatever age) who are “growing older, but who are making the effort to not grow old.”<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Marilyn<o:p></o:p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>OE mailing list<br><a href="mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">OE@lists.wedgeblade.net</a><br><a href="http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net</a></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>