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Summary:
Debby Doyle McCalley had a serious case of Muscular Dystrophy. .......As a result, she had been confined to a wheelchair for almost 25 years and in April, 2007, the disease worsened and Debby was admitted to a hospital due to breathing difficulty. On July 2, 2007, the disease took her life and Debby went home to be with the Lord.................Following are updates from her hospital stay:
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Debby receives an "Alumni of the Year Award" from Bishop Chatard High School (Indpls, IN)
- On March 26, 2006, Bishop Chatard High School hosted its 13th annual Achievement Awards where Debby received the Alumni Achievement Award for 2006:
- Peggy Kline's speech on behalf of Debby on receiving the Alumni of the Year Award
Debby Doyle McCalley gave two speeches Bishop Chatard high school students in 2003 and 2006. Debby was diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy in 1971. As a result, at the time of the speeches, she was in a wheelchair and suffering the results of this terrible disease. Debby has experienced so many hardships in her life, as detailed in the speeches atached. Because of these hardships, she has accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior. Her words will undoubtedly be remembered by these students for the rest of their lives. Read Debby's speeches and be encouraged in the midst of suffering of the wonderful promises of eternal life with Christ! On July 2, 2007, the disease "won" and Debby passed away and went home to be with the Lord..........