<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Dear Lauren, Although we’ve never met, I know you’ve been an important contributor to the NFB. I think that you are very courageous, facing a reality about which many of us may not feel prepared to handle. Prayers, peace, and comfort are being sent your way.<div>Regina Connor,</div><div>NFBRI<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Apr 24, 2021, at 6:41 PM, lauren merryfield via NFB-Seniors-Discussion <nfb-seniors-discussion@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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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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