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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>She is in my thoughts and prayers.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Bitrus<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> Tall-Corn <tall-corn-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Rebecca Young via Tall-Corn<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, September 15, 2024 8:21 PM<br><b>To:</b> tall-corn@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Rebecca Young <byoung@nfbi.org><br><b>Subject:</b> [Tall-Corn] Update on Mary McGee<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Good evening,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I just wanted to update you on Mary’s STATUS. For the last 3 months, Mary has been out of commission. She has had some pretty traumatic injuries. A while back, she fell. She obtained severe injuries to her brain. She had 3 brain bleeds, all in different parts of the brain. This has affected many aspects of her life. To much noise, light, and anything that is to stimulating causes her not to be able to concentrate. The doctors have said that it will take her several months to heal, and even then, they don’t know how much she will be able to recover. When she fell and hit her head, her brain bounced around in her head kind of like a rubber ball. Just exactly how much she will be able to heal is unknown at this time. Mary is the Secretary of the Des Moine chapter, and is taking leave at this time. She is interested in participating in convention if her health allows. She does enjoy talking with people, so if you have her contact information, you might try reaching out. Please keep her in your thought and prayers I will keep you updated according to what Mary wants..<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Becky Young, President<br>Des Moines Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>National Federation of the Blind of Iowa <br>Phone: 515-553-9270<br></span><a href="mailto:byoung@nfbi.org">Email</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.nfbi.org/">Website</a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <i><br>Live the life you want.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>The National Federation of the Blind of Iowa is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>