slksfca's quilt
There was shocking news in J Town last Wednesday morning. Remembrance has breast cancer. She and her husband, Glen the Plumber, have been knocked off balance by the diagnosis. But we, their many friends, are rallying to lend support. A community quilt, bearing messages of love for remembrance and Glen (her caregiver, who will also be taking care of their child and running his business while caregiving), will be part of that supportive effort.
Smoh's quilt
The way this works is that quilt messages are left in the comments below. I will pick up your message, give you a {{{hug}}} to let you know that I've got it noted, and then I will transcribe it in archival ink on muslin. Your message will be sewn into a colorful quilt for remembrance and Glen -- something they can both snuggle under and cry onto if necessary. It should be big enough to cover both of them. Remembrance will also be able to take it with her to treatment. This is no small thing! Community quilts let nurses know that the person has the support of many people and this makes a difference in how they treat the quilt recipient.
Boots inspected Smoh's quilt and approved it!
It takes time and material to make these quilts. If you can donate toward the making of this one, here is a PayPal link - or message me for an address should you prefer to send a check. $10 is suggested -- but if you cannot donate, leave a message anyway. Someone will cover for you.
Goldie inspected Adrian's quilt and really liked it
These are the community quilts we have made to date:
othniel (cellulitis and ensuing complications)
exmearden (cancer of heart and lung, RIP)
MsSpentyouth (brain tumor)
Moe99 (lung cancer, RIP)
Michelle Caudle (ovarian cancer, RIP)
BFSkinner (lupus)
Kitsap River (long wait for kidney donor that ended 2/18/11)
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, RIP)
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)
stumpy (MS, stroke, RIP)
bleeding heart's niece (cancer, RIP)
escapee (failure of corneal surgery)
SarahLee (lymphoma, Lyme Disease)
Bustergirl (ovarian cancer)
mimi's niece (cancer)
ZenTrainer (breast cancer)
Miss Blue (severe injury to shoulder, anxiety over coverage for surgery)
Granny Doc (bladder cancer, RIP)
mango (heart attack)
nudger (ovarian cancer, RIP)
DaNang65 (heart condition)
Lt. Choi (exhaustion)
Nurse Kelley (spinal stenosis)
Ben Masel (lung cancer, RIP)
Otterary Scribe (caregiver, grieving grandfather, grieving widower)
Aji (autoimmune diseases incl. fibromyalgia, inflammatory arthritis, & Chronic Epstein-Barr Virus Syndrome)
JaxDem (suddenly widowed)
DavidW (AIDS and other undiagnosed illness)
Jester the Marine (facing amputation of leg)
peregrine kate (endometrial cancer)
mimi (grief due to family illnesses)
alliedoc (endometrial cancer)
labwitchy (diffuse scleroderma)
Daily Kos (celebrating community)
belinda ridgewood (sudden loss of her mother)
princesspat (blood clots, deep vein thrombosis)
Scott Olsen (severe head injury)
SensibleShoes (caring for sister with brain cancer)
Joanna (cancer)
cany (grieving caretaker of mother with dementia)
Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse (breast cancer)
Scottie Thomaston (intense chronic pain from spine, kidney stones)
paradise50 (throat cancer)
woodtick (caregiver to mother with Alzheimer's)
BeninSC (mulitple fractures from bicycle accident)
Adrian (colon cancer)
Smoh (breast cancer, stroke, depression)
slksfca (sudden onset of arthritis requiring hip replacement)
Adrian's quilt, detail
Slksfca's quilt is layered and basted for quilting. It should be done by the end of the week. We are still collecting messages for the Tree Climbers' quilt -- I will put up another diary for that quilt after NN12.
BeninSC's quilt, detail
These quilts are planned:
llbear (brittle diabetic)
UnaSpensor (Lyme disease)
MA Liberal (caretaker to her mother who has dementia)
paradox (cyclical vomiting syndrome, PTSD, depression)
Ellinorianne (rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia)
raina (grief)
MsGrin (life long heart problems requiring multiple surgeries)
Betty inspects woodtick's quilt
PAYPAL LINK FOR QUILT FOR REMEMBRANCE AND GLEN THE PLUMBER - THANK YOU!
Boots says, "Thank you for supporting community quilts!
Namaste