[Oe List ...] from the Averys

[SVESjaime at aol.com]

Van Gogh's twin finally shaved the beard.  Averys, you look  good!
 
Jaime
Saipan
 
 
In a message dated 12/3/2009 1:26:51 A.M. West Pacific Standard Time,  
annharrisonavery at btinternet.com writes:

Dear Dorothea and Jim
 
I think of you and all the family often these  days.  I want to share one 
little--long lasting memory from around  1980.  Jim, you gave a witness in 
the daily office that has stuck in my  image and memory bank.  It had to do 
with the experience of looking at a  person through the viewfinder of a camera 
and really really seeing them.   That's all.  It stuck.  In 
fact--strangely--it is the only witness  from anybody over all those years that I remember 
clearly.  Thanks for  that.
 
And thanks to you all for taking care of little  Joan in 1974.  I'm sure we 
never adequately thanked you.  I only  know that I was so impressed with 
Mark in London that it seemed right to ask  you to take on that responsibility 
for us.  I am attaching a picture of  Joan and Desmond at the ceremony in 
London where she got her PhD in  July.  She lives outside Vienna with her 
Austrian husband  Georg.
 
Much love to you both, and Diane, Nathan, and  Mark.
 
Ann, for the Averys

----- Original Message ----- 
From:  _Dorothea Jewell_ (mailto:dj.jewell at comcast.net)  
To: _'Order Ecumenical Community'_ (mailto:oe at wedgeblade.net)  
Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 6:31  AM
Subject: [Oe List ...] Word from the  Jewells



Greetings - 
We, Dorothea and Jim, want to share with you that  Jim has just recently 
been diagnosed with advanced cancer in his lower  esophagus. The first signs 
in August were difficulty in getting food down.  Many tests and consultations 
ruled out surgery and while chemo and radiation  might provide more time, 
the quality of life in that time is problematic.  So, after due consideration 
he made the decision to go for palliative care  and has been admitted into 
hospice home care.  
He currently feels good and has no symptoms except  for difficulty in 
eating, moving toward more “slippery” foods such as soups,  yogurt, Ensure, and 
a favorite - ice cream. He’s putting off using his new  feeding tube until it
’s absolutely necessary. 
So, it’s a journey that we’re on. Dorothea talks  about it as being on the 
yellow brick road with uncharted terrain ahead and  unknown experiences 
waiting at every twist and turn. Fortunately there are  awesome companions to 
travel it with. 
We’ll keep you posted.  Our best to all of you,  Dorothea and Jim Jewell 

 
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