My dear dear house keeper Teresa just lost her husband to liver cancer. It took a month from the time they found out until his passing. I didn’t go to the wake or church, because I wasn’t told when it was going to happen. I called Teresa to apologize for not attending. Of course she told me not to worry about it. Last week she called to say she would like to come back to work. She was going crazy sitting in her empty house. I said the sooner the better. Yesterday she called to tell me she was in quarantine!!!! It seems the funeral director, a friend of her sons, got sick the day after the funeral. He was positive with the virus!…………..WEAR MASKS!!!!……………much Love……………….Louis
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So sorry to hear this news of your beloved housekeeper. Please add my condolences. Stay safe and God bless you for all that you do for the people that cross your path!
Susan
Louis, Theresa will find great comfort by being surrounded and comforted by you and her extended Linea family of friends in the upcoming months. As I age, I treasure long term friends who are now my “family”. When I have suffered a loss in the past, I was lifted by even the simplest of gestures like a card in the mail, a phone call, a voice mail message, or an email. When one feels alone, it means a lot to know that someone thought about you today.
Dear Louis, I would like to send my sympathy to Teresa. I am so sorry for her loss. I pray that she & her love ones are safe from the virus.
Louis, I hope that Your housekeeper is feeling ok and please give her my condolences on her loss.
When my FIL passed last summer, most people did a quick stop at the showing so there were only a handful of people at the funeral. My niece had a reading so took her mask off. The next day she tested positive for Covid. Our whole state is red and last I checked hospitals were 90% full for regular beds and ICU, and we still keeping hitting records with positive tests. Plus we can’t call on other ICU professionals in other states to help as most everyone needs their ICU workers. My husband and I stopped to get coffee on Saturday. The whole cafe was full, not one place to sit and of course masks were off with everyone drinking. We hurried out after we got our coffee.
I just keep praying and hoping that there will be changes come January. Stay safe and hugs to you!
Karen your story is shocking. I would have turned around and left without the coffee. The people in the place are simply stupid idiots and the establishment should be closed if they too are so crazy as to let so many people in. I guess these people aren’t going to take it seriously until they get sick and or someone they know dies.
Louis, you are right that people here won’t take it seriously unless someone they love is severely ill or dies, I think. I have seen this coming in our state. The governor tried to limit capacity in restaurants and bars, most recently to 25%, but our legislature is controlled by the other political party and they keep taking the restrictions to the state Supreme Court, which keeps striking them down. I guess they are arguing in front of the court today to strike down a state-wide mask mandate. I don’t understand when our hospitals are at a critical level. The Children’s Hospital in Milwaukee just said they would take some patients up to the age of 27 to relieve some of the pressure on the regular hospitals.
We allowed our youngest son to play soccer this year as he is the goalie and it was being played outdoors. We hesitated, but allowed him to. His team had their end of the year party two weeks ago inside a barn with food being served. With families, there are usually 80 people there. I was so proud of how mature he was as he realized that he would not be able to go as it just wasn’t responsible, especially with 85% of our hospitals’ capacity taken at that time. He was the only one that did not attend. He knows that he would probably be okay if he got coronavirus, but that he may very well spread it to someone who would not be.
I just keep praying Lous and thinking about how I can help alleviate the suffering of all those who are affected, directly or indirectly, here and around the world.
Enjoy your safe Thanksgiving with your nephew and family. My parents are isolating so we will be having a Thanksgiving here at home with our sons. So much to be thankful for this year as we all are healthy and Cody’s symptoms seem to gradually improve (we are waiting for the Canadian border to open though so he can get more treatment!). Love and hugs to you!
Dear Karen, is is so disheartening to hear they are fighting not wearing masks in the courts in your state and wining???? What is the matter with these people where is their common sense???Tweo friends of mine have children in tweo different universities where their dorms are on lock down do to some testing positive….The selfish ruin it for all. Needless to say they will not be home for Thanksgiving.
Dear Louis, lit a candle this morning in church for your dear Teresa as well as her DIL. The sadness is compounded by not be able to be surrounding and comforted by love ones and friends.
Very sorry to hear of Teresa’s loss. Please pass that along to her. I’m so glad that you didn’t go to the funeral, although I’m sure you would have at least considered it, if you’d have known. My husband has been diagnosed with colon cancer and is getting chemotherapy. We have had 2 episodes so far, where we have not attended family events, and then found out someone at the event had COVID. One of them was our son! He is an internal medicine resident, and went to a cousin’s wedding. He did not come and visit his Daddy that weekend. Two days later, he had symptoms and tested positive… He has recovered. Interesting that his girlfriend, who lives with him. didn’t get COVID. She is an ER nurse. We have to remain cautious as much as we can. Heartbreaking that our events and family gatherings are being curtailed, but necessary in my opinion…
My condolences to Teresa on the loss of her husband. She is blessed to have you for a friend and employer.
Oh, Louis, I am relieved to hear you were safe at home. How sad for your dear Theresa; I know she was so loving in looking after you and Jac. Please send her our prayers and hope for peace and recovery. Peace and blessings, all … please be careful and know we love you.
Louis, please pass my sympathies on to Teresa. Not only is the loss hard to bear, but add another layer of woe with the virus. I empathize. I lost my dear, elderly Aunt in August…no service, no formal graveside service. Just a few friends….masked and standing apart to see her interred in the mausoleum. Sincere wishes that Teresa stays Covid-free and will be able to return to help you soon. Must bring some comfort to look at the cherry tree and remember warm memories of Jac and the good friends who planted it there.
Oh, Louis, so sad to hear of this. I remember the cherry blossom tree vividly. I hope Teresa doesn’t come down with Covid. In my corner of the world people are wearing masks but in rural areas they are playing with fire. Hard to believe the stupidity of people. My husband is still fighting his battle and it’s been so hard, as you well know.
Your Fall collection was amazing. The only things I bought were blouses, I don’t go anywhere except labs, Dr. appts…..but I have to stay in the car. The most I do is dress in casual clothes during the day (yours of course!). I’ll get the suede pants but I’m not sure why!
We see how it can sneak up on you.
Please, please be mindful and stay well.
Louis I am glad you did not attend the funeral after all. It is sad that we can’t have important rituals as before, but this experience shows why. Thank you for sharing. I think we will be wearing masks for a long time. Even after we get a vaccine.
Sorry I forgot to add my name–Nancy in DC
My condolences to Teresa. How difficult it is to loose a loved one during this terrible pandemic. My close friend recently lost her husband to MS after years of battling the disease. He was in a nursing facility and she could not even see him as he was dying.
She elected not to have a service because of COVID. What stressful times we are living in. Louis, your lovely creations are one of the few bright spots! Thank you.
Sorry that your former housekeeper has to quarantine & remain in quarantine for 14 days. Those who are traveling to visit family should quarantine on both ends (visitors and hosts) for 14 days. We are doing this now for Thanksgiving. We are having less than 10 people here. Our Governor has put a 10 person limit on indoor gatherings for Thanksgiving.
I will be in your neck of the woods as my nephew lives way out on L.I……Teresa isn’t my former house keeper, as soon as she is ready and has tested negative she will be coming back.
Prayers for Teresa, her remaining family and all others potentially exposed to this insidious virus. Condolences to her on the loss of her husband. In addition to your artistic genius, your humanity is so uplifting. Thank you for being you.
Dear Louis, thanks for sharing. So sorry to hear of your housekeeper’s loss. Hopefully, she doesn’t also have to bear getting Covid! What times we live in and you are so right about wearing masks! It’s a simple thing to do to help stop the spread, and yet, even with doctors’ pleadings over many months, people refuse to comply! I think it really is unconscionable & selfish. People need to just do it!!!
Dear Grace I have to say where I live I hardly ever see anyone without a mask except in their own cars, and taking walks in the neigborhood where they are not near anyone….but……on my very infrequent trips into NYC….I am shocked by how many people I see without them. I want to SCREAM at them for being so dam stupid and selfish. They are the reason this virus keeps spreading….Those areas in NYC that are in RED ZONES, where they still gather in large groups, and many for “religious reasons” are the worst because they are using God as their defender. How dare they! Did God save over 220,00 people and counting from dying in this country alone?
Dear Louis, I know exactly how you feel and I’m right there too with frustration & disbelief. If most of the country followed the early guidelines back in March of mask wearing & social distancing, we wouldn’t now have record-setting deaths and infections in every state. Other countries have done it successfully. And, for those who use religion as their shield, my dear grandmother had a great saying…”God helps those who help themselves” and I might add, who also help others! I do hope Theresa comes out of her quarantine testing negative and that she is surrounded by support and love as she grieves for her husband. She is fortunate to have your friendship and kindness waiting for her. May God bless her and my condolences again for her loss.
I agree! I live in Chicago. I get personally angry with people who don’t wear masks. But I will say in the last couple of weeks. I never see anyone without a mask while in the grocery store etc.
Oh my! Prayers for her. The care has evolved, and chances she will recover nicely. (95.5% do just fine.) I remember you talking about them. Weren’t they the couple that planted a tree for Jac? I can’t wait for this to be over.
Much Love
Karen in WA
Teresa has been with Jac and myself for many many years. I can’t remember her not being a member of my family. It was she and Franco, my caretaker, who gifted me with a cherry blossom tree, Jac’s favorite, when she passed. It is right in the middle of my back lawn where I can see it all the time. Franco was also at the wake and funeral so I imagine he too is in quarantine. At this point neither one has tested positive I hope……fingers crossed.
Oh no Louis, did she test positive? What’s her age group, because it’s essential to find out early. Hope
she’s ok. She should test until she’s clear. It could turn up any time within the next 14 days. Tell her vitamin D
and turmeric will help her immune system.
The pink jacket is NUMMY, perfect on my skin tone!
Cela…..she’s 67, and has a very conscience DIL who just recently had a double mastectomy! So they are being very diligent about being tested.