Commenting on Wendy’s recent (last Thursday) post “Hello Again” I volunteered to contact Terry Stein who worked w/ TC at the 7th Step Foundation.
I emailed Terry on Friday and got a response on Saturday. I asked her today if I could share it w/ you folks, and she kindly agreed. So here is a nice update from Terry – although I did break it down to paragraphs to make reading a bit easier. (That Wendy has been juggling more balls than even what we’re aware of.)
Hi Tom –Thanks for contacting me. I knew of Tom’s death; Wendy had texted me and Sandi. It’s sad that he had to go through all that.Sandi had been going to visit him at the care home (we talked about both going, but he could only have one visitor at a time) but she never made it. She told Sandi Tom wouldn’t even have known she was there, he was in so much pain. We, too, have been waiting to hear back from Wendy.I did e-mail him after he had moved, to let him know I was thinking of him. He was very nervous, though, because there could be not even a hint of ANY association with prison – not even as a volunteer.My mom died of pancreatic cancer (2001) – she was in a lot of pain – so I understood at least some of what Tom was experiencing, and I didn’t want to put any extra strain on him,.As sad as we are to have lost him, it was a merciful release for him. I am glad, though, that he lived long enough to see trmp [sic – like a lot of us, probably doesn’t even want to write that word] voted OUT!Take care ~ Terry
