andsarahtoo’s quilt top
Have you ever been a caretaker for someone in a fragile condition? If so, you know how utterly exhausting it is – physically and emotionally. There is no sound sleep, no time off, no let-up of worry when you are caring for a beloved who is critically ill.
This has been Austex54’s life since September. The love of his life, othniel, has been in and out of the hospital eight times since then…coming far too close to losing his leg or his life – and suffering excruciating pain all the while. It is in large part due to Austex54’s tender, loving care that othniel has come through his ordeals so well.
We would like to honor Austex54, as a tireless and devoted caretaker, with a community quilt. I will write messages you leave in the comments in archival ink on muslin and sew them into a colorful quilt for Austex54. If you would like to contribute to the cost of materials and a bit of our time, please use this PayPal link or email me for a snail mail address if you would prefer to send a check. I figure the cost for this particular quilt (which is likely to be bed sized) to be $5/message. Generally, some folks pay for several messages at a time, so please leave a message even if you cannot contribute to the cost. Please!
ImpeachKingBushII’s quilt
Here is the list of quilts completed to date, updated with these last two:
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’s quilt (lupus) will be finished in the next couple days – as will Frank Cocozelli’s (muscular dystrophy). We’ll be beginning Predictor’s quilt this weekend, as well.
grndrush’s quilt
Future quilts are planned for:
Luvsathoroughbred (breast cancer)
Daughter of a Kossack (depression)
Charles CurtisStanley (caretaker to Kitsap River)
MA Liberal (caretaker to her mother who has dementia)
dadanation (AIDS)
Louisiana1976 (fibromyalgia, severe arthritis, depression)
ramara (cancer survivor)
FLRealist (recovering from a kidney transplant)
Namaste