Sad news

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

For those of you who know Lois Mangan...

Got this on the Arisia mailing list today, thought people would want to know:

Hello,

I just got off the phone with Phil Nathanson, Lois's brother. Lois is at a very small hospice in Cambridge and expected to die within the next few days. She is suffering the end stages of Parkinson's Disease.

Please DO visit her. It is advisable to call ahead.

Chilton House
65 Chilton St
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 661-6415

Preferred visiting hours are 9:30 am to 8:30 pm.

It is a small facility with only four patients. Please be kind to everyone there and respectful of their needs and privacy.

When I asked whether there were things to bring, or not bring, the person on the phone simply said not to bring anything that Lois might be allergic to.

I'm glad of this opportunity to visit with Lois while she is still with us.

Please pass this information to others who may be interested.

Jill

Edit: Apparently the situation may not be as dire as we thought - see update here.

Comments

[lordlnyc.livejournal.com]

Oh my! I do not think I had the honor in meeting Lois, but my thoughts and prayers are with her and her family.

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

I'm sure it's appreciated.

[lordlnyc.livejournal.com]

I just got off the phone with Badger and told her the news and she said she will try to get Gary to take her over there.

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Thanks for passing it on.

[lordlnyc.livejournal.com]

I knew there was a good chance that she knows Lois and she [badger] is very upset about the news.

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Apparently the situation may not be as dire as we thought - see update here (http://vettecat.livejournal.com/214126.html?thread=1019246#t1019246).

[lordlnyc.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the update! I have sent a copy to Badger.

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Great, thank you! (And, love the icon!)

[lordlnyc.livejournal.com]

Thanks! you are free to take it if you want.

Also you might think of editing the post to show the updated information

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, I might steal it... and, edit added, thanks for the suggestion.

[persis.livejournal.com]

Thanks for passing this on... (clearly I haven't been downloading e-mail nearly enough today...) Lois and Paul have been part of our extended family since Talis adopted them when she was about 2. We are very sad.

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Apparently the situation may not be as dire as we thought - see update here (http://vettecat.livejournal.com/214126.html?thread=1019246#t1019246).