Guadalajara Reporter

Dear Sir,

Soon we will be leaving Ajijic forever due to severe health concerns for my husband.  Before we go I need to send out a huge thank you to this wonderful community.  Without you we would have been lost.

My husband suffered a massive stroke nearly a year ago and because this was not his first one, we were without insurance. Medical costs were insurmountable and our retirement resources had nearly gone due to economic crises in the United States.  This community and several groups stepped up and helped us with much of the costs and also helped in endless ways to support me while I was struggling to deal with my invalided husband.

Although there is not enough space in this newspaper to list everyone who helped us, I would like to include as many as possible.  To Sally Jo Bartlett, Kathleen Morris, Collette Clavendisher, and Margaret Ruppelt, thank you so much for putting on the wonderful fundraiser at Manix Restaurant and thank you to all those who participated.  To my Lakeside Caregivers Support Group who have helped me cope with insurmountable problems and grief, thank you, thank you.  To Riviera Alta community, each and every one of you have been a blessing in so many, many ways.  I thank you so much.  To Marty and Jerry and Judy and Dennis, we thank you for being our friends in all of this.  And to Jorge Ulloa thank you for being the best physical therapist ever.  Lastly, thank you to our dear helper, Alex Fernandez.  What a joy you have been to us.

This has been such a wonderful paradise for us.  We are sorry to be leaving you. Thank you Lakeside community.  We wish you all well.

Don and Kathleen Argabright