I received a call yesterday from the pastor at Trinity passing on some news which led her to change a hymn for today's service. My friend Linda, whose husband died two years ago and who moved to Chicago last fall to be near a daughter's family, fell on Friday while out walking in her neighborhood. Someone passing by called 911, but in falling her airway was constricted and she was without oxygen for a while. Linda is now in critical condition in the ICU and shows little or no brain activity. She is not expected to live very long.
I am just speechless. She came out here last month to visit friends for a few days. She sat in EK's living room, and we talked as ec played. She was full of enthusiasm at her granddaughter's growth and the new life she was making in Chicago. She even had started dating, saying she just wanted someone to do things with. Then she left, walking back to her host's home.
After she moved, I missed having her here in town; it's difficult to accept I may never see her again.
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