Louisiana 1976’s quilt, detail
Kossack stumpy is a journalist of the Viet Nam War era. Join me in making a community quilt for him, one full of messages of comfort for him. This generous man has had MS for years, something that did not keep him from volunteering at a homeless shelter regularly. But then came a paralyzing stroke. Stumpy has been in a nursing home since January, too much alone. He has no family to visit him. His neighbor looks in – and our webgenie checks in via Skype. Otherwise, stumpy’s window on the world is Daily Kos – especially the DKos World of Warcraft Guild gaming group and Second Life group.
Noor B’s quilt
We can whip together a lap throw for him with forty-four messages. Please leave a message for stumpy in the comments below – he would love to have your words of support. If you would like to support the making of the quilt with a donation, that would be wonderful, too (PayPal link here – cost estimated at $5/message) – but the most important thing is the messages. They have more power than you know! If you cannot contribute money, be assured that someone in the community will cover for you – so please don’t be shy about leaving a message.
Detail of Louisiana 1976’s quilt
We are finishing up the message collection for SarahLee and for Bustergirl and are beginning those quilts. These are the quilts completed so far:
othniel (cellulitis and ensuing complications)
exmearden (cancer of heart and lung)
MsSpentyouth (brain tumor)
Moe99 (lung cancer)
Michelle Caudle (ovarian cancer)
BFSkinner (lupus)
Kitsap River (waiting for kidney donor)
Frederick Clarkson (blood clots)
Dreaming of Better Days (lymphoma)
one bite at a time (lost house and belongings to fire)
Timroff (cellulitis)
Sol Fed Joe (multiple cancers and health problems)
Brubs (AIDS, immune reconstitution syndrome)
rserven (gall bladder infection with dangerous complications)
grndrush (brain tumor)
ImpeachKingBushII (needs liver transplant)
andsarahtoo (lupus)
Frank Cocozzelli (muscular dystrophy)
luvsathoroughbred (breast cancer)
Predictor (stroke and HIV)
Austex54 (caretaker to othniel)
Theodore Olbermann, RIP
cskendrick (antibiotic resistant infection)
Keith Olbermann (caregiver to father)
Juan (cancer)
Ana (a young horse belonging to Juan, hit by truck)
MA Liberal’s mother (Alzheimer’s)
Charles CurtisStanley (caretaker to Kitsap River)
Lorikeet (cervical cancer)
Dr. Lori (metastatic cancer)
ulookarmless (cancer, heart condition, stroke)
riverlover (caregiver to husband suffering from liver failure, now widowed)
Melody Townsel (caregiver to dying father, now deceased)
dadanation (AIDS)
Dr. William F. Harrison (leukemia), RIP
Larry Bailey (sudden loss of partner to heart attack)
ramara (adopted son with fetal alcohol syndrome)
Noor B (herniated disk from car accident)
Louisiana 1976 (fibromyalgia, severe arthritis, depression)
Goldie luxuriates in the feeling of Larry Bailey’s quilt
Future quilts are planned for:
Granny Doc (bladder cancer)
ZenTrainer (cancer)
DaNang65 (heart disease)
Ellinorianne (rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia)
UnaSpensor (Lyme disease)
MA Liberal (caretaker to her mother who has dementia)
labwitchy (diffuse scleroderma)
paradox (cyclical vomiting syndrome, PTSD, depression)
Miss Blue (severe shoulder dislocation with nerve damage -- anxiety over coverage)
KelleyRN2 (spinal stenosis)
PAYPAL LINK FOR STUMPY’S QUILT – THANK YOU!
Boots says, "Thank you for cheering up stumpy!"