We are short 22 messages and $504 for this quilt — I will keep these numbers updated.
MaureenMower is a widow of a man who had a lot of medical problems. Now that he is gone, her circumstances are greatly reduced. She’s living in a second floor room in a rooming house, a place where visiting nurses won’t come because of safety concerns. Not being able to get such care is an issue at the moment because she has an acute problem with her leg. Swelling from a deep vein thrombosis has left her with a wound that isn’t healing. It is an extremely painful condition and necessitates frequent visits to a wound clinic for debridement. Changing the bandages at home is absolute agony for her. There is anxiety about the future here, too… The next step is surgery to get to the heart of the problem and to try to save MaureenMower’s leg, if it can be saved. But that isn’t going to happen until she can get moved to a first floor room — she can’t go home from such a surgery if the only access to her home is with stairs.
Ann and I would like to make a community quilt for Maureen so that she has a constant reminder that people are thinking good thoughts for her and wishing her well. We also think that Maureen is in one of those difficult and scary places in her life where things need to shift in a big way — and showering her with the positive thought of people from all over can only help. Please focus your love on this lady and leave her a supportive message for her quilt in the comments below.
It takes lots of time and material to make a community quilt and it is a living for me and my sister. If you would like to contribute toward the cost of this quilt, here is a PayPal link — or message me for an address should you prefer a check. $20/message is suggested by no worries if you cannot afford to donate. We still want your message! This is a crowdfunded thing and some always give more to cover messages for those who are short on funds.
Check here for a list of our completed quilts. There have been 151 to date — soon to be 153.
See also these three posts about the community quilt project:
KosAbility: A Virtual Quilt for Sara and Ann, from Community Quilt recipients
We Have Something to Say to YOU, Sara R and winglion!
Community Quilt FlashMob Brightens up NN13
Community Quilt Testimonial Videos
remembrance
ramara
paradise50
shanikka
cskendrick
peregrine kate
McDoc’s quilt will be done by the weekend. BMScott’s will be finished soon after. I will be putting bfitzinAR’s quilt top together in the next few days. The center is already complete and the messages transcribed.
These people have left messages for MaureenMower so far:
1. Strawbale
2. The Marti
3. BeadLady
4. Bill in Portland Maine
5. scyellowdogdem
6. Ekaterin
7. twingrace
8. Angela Marx
9. oropendola
10. Vetwife
11. rebel ga
12. Pam from Calif
13. RunawayRose
14. Abinold
15. BevM
16. a friend
17. dialysisterLCO
18. jtg
19. maryalycea
20. swampyankee
21. flycaster
22. Aashirs nani
PAYPAL LINK FOR MAUREENMOWER'S QUILT - THANK YOU!
Namaste.