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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Lauren, my name is Veronica Smith and I am the president of the Senior Action Group Energy in New Mexico. I know that I haven’t met you before but I will pray for you and send you healing thoughts!Heavenly Father put your loving hands around Lauren and guide her. Always holding her, lighting the path she needs to take to find comfort. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> NFB-Seniors-Discussion [mailto:nfb-seniors-discussion-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>lauren merryfield via NFB-Seniors-Discussion<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, April 24, 2021 4:41 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB Seniors Division Discussion List<br><b>Cc:</b> lauren merryfield<br><b>Subject:</b> [NFB-Seniors-Discussion] I'm sorry to darken your day<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><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. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><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. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><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. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So, I am going into hospice care and will probably be around for several months. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I know that is somewhat of a shock.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><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. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So I’m not saying good-bye-yet; maybe some other terms. <o:p></o:p></p><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><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>