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<p class="MsoNormal">Lauren, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So sorry to hear of this happening to you. I will be praying for you. May God comfort you and keep you in his.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Deborah Pinching</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Carlsbad, New Mexico</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:nfb-seniors-discussion@nfbnet.org">lauren merryfield via NFB-Seniors-Discussion</a><br>
<b>Sent: </b>Saturday, April 24, 2021 16:41<br>
<b>To: </b><a href="mailto:nfb-seniors-discussion@nfbnet.org">NFB Seniors Division Discussion List</a><br>
<b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:roseofthesoul@outlook.com">lauren merryfield</a><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[NFB-Seniors-Discussion] I'm sorry to darken your day</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> Hi, brother and sister senior division discussion members,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">How are all of you doing? I hope you are all doing well and having a happy spring.
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<p class="MsoNormal">It is with a tired heart that I inform you that I went in for a biopsy of a huge lymph node. I have high-grade b-cell lymphoma. By the time of the “meow” scan, the lymphoma had spread in my body and bloodstream.
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<p class="MsoNormal">I cannot opt for chemo or chemo with radiation due to my weak heart and stage 3 kidney disease. I would probably be wiped out.
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<p class="MsoNormal">So, I am going into hospice care and will probably be around for several months.
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<p class="MsoNormal">I know that is somewhat of a shock.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve known many of you and have enjoyed getting to know others. I appreciated the help that has been given to each other. That is such a neat thing.
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<p class="MsoNormal">So I’m not saying good-bye-yet; maybe some other terms. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Blessings,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Love and<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Prayers,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lauren Merryfield<span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">❤</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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