A week after suffering a stroke that doctors say caused “irreversible damage,” Evelyn Lowery, the wife of civil rights leader Joseph E. Lowery, has returned home.
In a release issued late Wednesday, the Lowery family said it made the “prayerful… decision to release her from the hospital and return her to the comforts of her home.”
“We continue to feel blessed that she is still with us and doctors have informed us that her condition remains critical,” said Cheryl Lowery, Mrs. Lowery’s daughter and the Executive Director of the Lowery Institute for Justice and Human Rights at Clark Atlanta University. “We have been assured that all has been medically done, and in consultation with the medical experts know that what’s best for our mother is to live the remaining days of her life at home surrounded by her family and husband.”
Lowery, the founder of SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. (Women’s Organizational Movement for Equality Now), had a stroke on Sept. 18 at her home. While not going into specifics, the Lowery family later said that her condition was critical and the damage caused by the stroke was irreversible.
Since her stroke, Atlantans and social media chatter have been active with tributes and well-wishes.
“We have been deeply touched by the continuous outpourings of love, support and prayers that have come from across the country,” Cheryl Lowery said. “(We) ask that you continue to keep us in prayer as we move through the days ahead.”
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