<html class="apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Sending our thoughts and prayers<div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Linda Mackey<div>609-870-2437</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Aug 2, 2026, at 2:17\u202fAM, Donna Hill via NFBP-Jigsaw <nfbp-jigsaw@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<div dir="ltr">Keeping Patsy and her wonderful son Rich in my prayers. So good of him to take it upon himself to reach out to us like this. Just goes to show you what a great Mom she must be.<div><span style="background-color:transparent"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent">Donna Hill</span></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jul 31, 2026 at 11:44\u202fAM Stacie Leap via NFBP-Jigsaw <<a href="mailto:nfbp-jigsaw@nfbnet.org">nfbp-jigsaw@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="color:initial;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Hello all,</span></div><br>Greater Philadelphia Chapter member Patsy Gibbs is currently in ICU. I received the below message from her son. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. <br>===<br>Hi Stacie,<br><br>I am Patsy's Gibbs son, Richie. My mom is currently in the Intensive Care Unit facing a sudden and critical medical emergency.<br><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"></span>My mom deeply values her connection with this chapter and the support this community has always provided. Because she is currently sedated and fighting hard to recover, I wanted to reach out to you all on her behalf.<br><br>During this incredibly challenging time, our family would be so grateful for any prayers, positive thoughts, or well wishes you could send her way. We know the support of her friends and community means the world to her, and we are holding onto every bit of hope.<br><br>Thank you for your kindness, your thoughts, and your support.<br><br>Rich Bierman<br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Stacie </font></div><div><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Stacie Leap </font></div><div><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">President, Greater Philadelphia Chapter &</font></div><div><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">President, Pennsylvania Organization of Blind Parents (POBP), </font></div><div><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania </font></div><div><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> <a href="mailto:stacie.leap@gmail.com" target="_blank">stacie.leap@gmail.com</a> | 215-776-6741</font></div><div><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/stacieleap" target="_blank"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">LinkedIn</font></a></div><div><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></font></div><div><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:18px;text-align:justify;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000">The National Federation of the Blind advances the lives of its members and all blind people in the United States. We know that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. Our collective power, determination, and diversity achieve the aspirations of all blind people.</font></span></div></div></div></div></div>
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