michelewin's quilt, showing the backing
Good news -- racheltracks is home from the hospital! She's not completely out of the woods yet -- she is being monitored for problems with her heart, post knee surgery. Racheltracks did spend two and half days on life support because she suffered congestive heart failure. We are so lucky that she is getting better because racheltracks is a treasure. Let's surround her with love and collect the messages we need to make her a community quilt.
michelewin's quilt
A community quilt contains loving messages from you, transcribed by me in archival ink. My sister and I sew the messages into a colorful quilt that will radiate community love for years to come. Racheltracks will be able to recuperate under your words of support -- and this will mean more to her than anything.
Handmade card that accompanied michelewin's quilt -- state of confusion and her sister make beautiful cards for the community quilt project
If you would like to help with the cost of making the quilt (time and material) here is a PayPal link - or message me for an address if you prefer to send a check. $10/message is suggested -- although some give more to cover for those who cannot afford to donate. If you can help, we would be so grateful.
Backing fabric for Ebby's quilt. It's not too late to send a message for her quilt -- and it would be appreciated. Ebby is by Bustergirl's side in the hospital right now.
These people have left messages for racheltracks so far:
1. Chacounne
2. broths
3. BlueJessamine
4. Shortgirl
5. Otteray Scribe
6. FloridaSNMom and family
7. GreenMtnState
8. mapamp
9. maggiejean
10. gchaucer2
11. Princesspat
12. CJB/Kelly
13. Ekaterin
14. Ebby
15. Leah
16. the person who bought racheltracks' dKos lifetime subscription
17. weck
18. cfk in the Thumb of Michigan
19. Frederick Clarkson
20. Texasmom
21. The GUS group
22. citizenx
23. Sidnora
24. Avilyn
25. Dave in Northridge
26. figbash
27. Parthenia
llbear's quilt
Need inspiration? Here are a few of racheltracks' messages so far:
May you be surrounded with blessings of light, love, and health as you are wrapped in this quilt. May the weight of it remind you of all those whose lives you've touched. Avilyn
May our caring speed your healing, and afterwards stay with you, wherever your tracks may lead. Sidnora
As you are surrounded by our love, be blessed with dreams of healing peace. Texasmom
As you heal under your new quilt, all patched-up with good thoughts & wishes & prayers and probably even a few jokes -- from people you know and some you probably don't -- remember you are never alone and that we are also all still sleeping under the same stars, and dreaming good dreams for you too. Frederick Clarkson
When you fold yourself into this quilt, let the cares of the day fade away, and remember the loving arms of the community that holds you. weck
Dearest racheltracks, Sending all the warmth of a summer day, with golden afternoon light, a lilting birdsong melody, and the soft fragrance of climbing roses nodding in the gentle breeze. Love, Ebby
Dusty inspects Dave in Northridge's quilt -- I'm pin basting it tonight
These are the quilts we have finished to date:
othniel (cellulitis and ensuing complications, RIP)
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, RIP)
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, RIP)
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, RIP)
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)
arizonablue (grief and exhaustion)
Lorikeet (grieving widow - this quilt was a gift from the Rescue Rangers)
remembrance (breast cancer) and Glen the Plumber (her caregiver)
MassHarry (colon cancer)
Regina in a Sears Kit House (severe immune problems from Lyme Disease)
nannyboz (grief for father, crippling back pain requiring surgery)
raina (grief)
earicicle (breast cancer)
AntKat (cancers of the throat, RIP)
Alma (breast cancer)
DarkHawk98 (lung cancer)
llbear (brittle diabetic)
michelewin (grief and trauma)
AntKat's quilt, detail
These quilts are planned:
Carol in San Antonio (cancer)
UnaSpensor (Lyme disease)
MA Liberal (caretaker to her mother who has dementia)
paradox (cyclical vomiting syndrome, PTSD, depression)
Ellinorianne (rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia)
MsGrin (life long heart problems requiring multiple surgeries)
LorelieHI (PTSD, reversals of fortune, depression)
Oke (severe respiratory infection)
paradise50's quilt
PAYPAL LINK FOR RACHELTRACKS' QUILT - THANK YOU!
Boots says, "Thank you for supporting community quilts!"
Namaste.
NOTE: racheltracks has written a memoir of her life entitled, "Racheltracks". It is available for Kindle and as a paperback. As a young woman, she traveled a lot and did some interesting things. I know she would be so pleased if you would get her book and learn more about her. I finished it last night!