{"id":24298,"date":"2023-03-10T15:46:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T21:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/?p=24298"},"modified":"2023-03-13T11:53:29","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T17:53:29","slug":"kathi-perry-march-2023-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/en\/news\/kathi-perry-march-2023-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Kathi Perry March 2023 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Friends,<\/p>\n

\"\"If you read my last letter in December, you saw that my year ended very differently than I thought it would. All of my plans were put on hold as I awaited open-heart surgery, which I had on January 3.<\/p>\n

I am now nine weeks post-surgery and amazed at how our bodies can endure (what the ICU nurse called) a \u201cserious insult\u201d and recover. At this stage, I can cough without feeling like I\u2019ve been stabbed. I can take walks and lift heavy things. I can clean my house and drive. What I cannot do yet is start cardiac rehabilitation. Rehab comes 12 weeks post-surgery. I will see the cardiologist on April 3, and I expect to get the approval for rehab then.<\/p>\n

\"\"In the meantime, my current response to different opportunities is to say \u201cyes\u201d. So, I say yes, the baby group is happening each week. Yes, I am baking again. Yes, I will help with the Taize service \u2013 writing some of the liturgy and I will be one of the readers. Yes, I will preach in April. Yes, I will take up my M.A. again and finish my Capstone so I can graduate in May. Yes, I will begin, again, to find ways to get the \u201cReturn to Practice\u201d hours that I need for Social Work. No \u2013 I will not try to do all of these things in one day, I promise.<\/p>\n

This necklace was gifted to me two years ago – the Irish inscription means \u201cBeautiful Heart\u201d. Now I get to wear it over my scar.<\/em><\/p>\n

Things I am thankful for \u2013 time with my sisters, Joni and Sandi, as they came to look after me in January. Friends who check that I am okay. Neighbors who stop me as I am walking and inquire about my health and offer help. Taking deep breaths and my steady beating heart. Signs of Spring\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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And I am thankful for each of you who pray for me so faithfully.<\/p>\n

Blessings,
\nKathi Perry<\/p>\n

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