<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">I will keep this family in my thoughts and prayers <br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Thanks,</span></div><div><br></div><div>Tekesha Saffold</div><div><br></div><div>President of the National Federation of the Blind of Palm Beach </div><div>Consumer Advocate and Consultant of the Palm Beaches </div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Aug 17, 2020, at 2:55 PM, Marion Gwizdala via NFBF-L <nfbf-l@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>Dear Federation Family,</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span> On august 5 I shared that two members of the tampa bay</span><br><span>chapter and the florida Association of guide Dog Users had contracted</span><br><span>COVID-19. Apparently Les's wife Mae contracted the virus at an imaging site</span><br><span>where she had gone for a conoloscopy. Her daughter, Angelique Mitchell,</span><br><span>drove her to the appointment since driving is not recommended after the</span><br><span>procedure. Both mae and Angelique contracted the virus and, in turn,</span><br><span>infected Les. Les told me his symptoms were fairly mild; however, they kept</span><br><span>him in the hospital for two weeks. Mae and Angelique were not as fortunate</span><br><span>and required intubation. I am very sad to share that Mae Demers lost her</span><br><span>battle with the Coronavirus on Friday afternoon at 1:55 and her daughter,</span><br><span>Angelique made her transition on Saturday at 1:18 p.m. nearly twenty-four</span><br><span>hours after her mom.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span> A very sad sequel to this already miserable story is that,</span><br><span>due to the strain of resources brought on by this pandemic, mae and</span><br><span>Angelique must remain at the hospital morgue for more than two weeks because</span><br><span>all the public morgues and crematoriums have no room to store the bodies.</span><br><span>There is also a shortage of urns, necessitating an even longer wait for les</span><br><span>to collect his wife and daughters remains and schedule an inurnment in</span><br><span>Georgia. Please keep all of les's family in your thoughts and prayers that</span><br><span>the Universe eases Les's pain and allows all of us to find a greater plan</span><br><span>for humanity through all this pain and suffering.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>With warm regards,</span><br><span></span><br><span>Marion </span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Marion Gwizdala</span><br><span></span><br><span>(813) 626-2789</span><br><span></span><br><span>Marion.Gwizdala@verizon.net </span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>NFBF-L mailing list</span><br><span>NFBF-L@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFBF-L:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org/tnsaffold82%40gmail.com</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>