[NFBF-L] Mae Demers

[Mary Hannah Morris]

Dear Marion
I am deeply sadden to hear about the Demers family  I had and will continue to pray for all of them. 
I never had the honor of meeting any of the Demers. We are all children of God, and I will continue to pray for everyone. 
Milly Hannah-Morris
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> On Aug 17, 2020, at 3:22 PM, Diana1 via NFBF-L <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> Marion,
>  
> Very sad news indeed.
> I didn’t know them, but am keeping Les and family in my prayers.
> This whole thing is very scary.
>  
> Warm regards,
>  
> 
> Diana Oliveira
> NFBV Potomac Chapter, member
> NFBF Legislative Committee, member
> NABS, member
> NFB Employment Committee, member
> (305) 988-2713
> dianaoliveira58 at gmail.com
>  
> From: Marion Gwizdala via NFBF-L
> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2020 2:55 PM
> To: NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List; NFB of Florida Tampa Chapter List
> Cc: Marion Gwizdala
> Subject: [NFBF-L] Mae Demers
>  
> Dear Federation Family,
>  
>  
>                 On august 5 I shared that two members of the tampa bay
> chapter and the florida Association of guide Dog Users had contracted
> COVID-19. Apparently Les's wife Mae contracted the virus at an imaging site
> where she had gone for a conoloscopy. Her daughter, Angelique Mitchell,
> drove her to  the appointment since driving is not recommended after the
> procedure. Both mae and Angelique contracted the virus and, in turn,
> infected Les. Les told me his symptoms were fairly mild; however, they kept
> him in the hospital for two weeks. Mae and Angelique were not as fortunate
> and required intubation. I am very sad to share that Mae Demers lost her
> battle with the Coronavirus on Friday afternoon at 1:55 and her daughter,
> Angelique made her transition on Saturday at 1:18 p.m. nearly twenty-four
> hours after her mom.
>  
>  
>                 A very sad sequel to this already miserable story is that,
> due to the strain of resources brought on by this pandemic, mae and
> Angelique must remain at the hospital morgue for more than two weeks because
> all the public morgues and crematoriums have no room to store the bodies.
> There is also a shortage of urns, necessitating an even longer wait for les
> to collect his wife and daughters remains and schedule an inurnment in
> Georgia. Please keep all of les's family in your thoughts and prayers that
> the Universe eases Les's pain and allows all of us to find a greater plan
> for humanity through all this pain and suffering.
>  
>  
> With warm regards,
>  
> Marion
>  
>  
> Marion Gwizdala
>  
> (813) 626-2789
>  
> Marion.Gwizdala at verizon.net
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>  
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