Mary Louise Denny SL

Mary Louise and Susan Carol McDonald SL had lived in St. Louis for the past 20 years. A nurse, Mary Louise has assisted many Loretto members with their health needs. She also traveled to Vietnam several times accompanying Susan in Susan's work with those orphaned in the Vietnam War. About Susan, Mary Louise had said, "I have learned a lot from Susan and continue to be amazed at her compassion and love."
A woman with short, grey hair and glasses, wearing a grey blouse and sitting in a brown recliner chair, accompanied by a woman with short, brown hair, black rimmed glasses, wearing a red and white striped, collared shirt and a black name tag. Both women are smiling for a picture together indoors.

I surprised myself

I live alone. Circumstances got me. There I was, a broken left wrist (my dominant hand), a fractured right ankle and a new untrained dog. Friends had been driving me to appointments, bringing me meals, visiting when they could. Basically,…

A group picture indoors of three tall men with dark skin complexions, and two shorter women with lighter skin complexions.

Bonjour Delayed

1973, Saigon, Vietnam, New Haven Nursery  A newborn, male, was dropped off at New Haven Nursery. Susan Carol McDonald was the director/nurse at New Haven. She logged the baby into the register that she kept, as she did with every…