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Jim and Lorrie Lewis have been an inspiration to countless people over their many years of service to the churches they attended, as group home managers at Cedars of Marin, as creators and Co-Directors of the Institute of Abundant Living, and most importantly as loving parents to their two sons, their wives and children of whom they are very proud grandparents and cherished members of the Nissen and Lewis families (and their many branches).
After battling ovarian cancer for 8+ years, Lorrie is nearing her "graduation ceremony" to be with her Savior, Lord and Friend, Jesus Christ. She was recently released from the hospital (7/13) to spend her final remaining weeks in the comfort of her and Jim's home. It become clear that the level of in-home care needed to make mom as comfortable as possible is far beyond the capacity of Jim and her immediate family and that of other close family and friends who are graciously helping as they can. In addition, the financial cost for providing in-home professional care would come with great hardship to Jim and the immediate family. Thankfully, the hospice agency approved a $3,000 grant a few days after Lorrie returned home. This allowed the family to immediately begin an overnight care provider which has provided both great comfort to Lorrie as well as rest for the family. However, this only covered nine days of care.
Your generous financial gift will help mom to continue to enjoy her remaining time as comfortable as possible and allow her family to enjoy these precious moments with the additional support provided through your donation. Any additional funds that are not used for providing professional in-home care for Lorrie will be used to take care of any other financial expenses related to her care (e.g. co-pay for her recent hospital stay) and funeral expenses. If there are any funds after these expenses, the remainder will help Jim with ordinary expenses as he adjusts to the loss of income due to Lorrie’s passing (less Social Security and pay from Lorrie’s part time position as a church secretary at Open Door Christian Church).
Please Note: Any financial contribution done through this website is not tax-deductible as a direct gift to Jim and Lorrie.
If you would like to make a tax deductible contribution, please make your check out to Open Door Christian Church and make sure to note in the memo "benevolence". Checks can be mailed to: 1915 Novato Blvd, Novato, CA 94947.
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