For Christmas I made to 2 textile pieces which completed today. The first is a reproduction of a greeting card to my husband.-- Moment of Silence. The image of the two young lovers meeting at the train station was especially sweet for my husband and I. My reproduction is a bit changed and only uses the little photo as a transfer. My husband has been my lover and best friend thru the last 4 mos of some pretty tough cancer issues. But we came thru together and most of our life is back ( with a few cancer pills) I'm better now, and sewing and knitting up a storm. My sewing room (31 ft long) is 3/4 done and in use. which he promised I would have.
The second one is called Falling Leaves. It is a gift for my neighbor Flory who has watched over me for the last 4 mos. She would take me to radiation therapy -- she calls on me regularly, ( I am alone so she would worry), Along with a group of friends- every time I needed transportation to get to therapy or a doctors visit, they all took turns -- thanks to Flory.
Truth is since September 2007 so many friends and even strangers have prayed and called on me when they found out my melanoma had reached my brain. The majoriity of the side effects have resolved, so you could say I am 75% back to normal. and live with it as is with continued chemo 5 days of each month. My quilting and knitting have been one of the best therapy's for me. Just before this message you would have seen the pink baby blanket and the bunting. I still have a few teddy bears to make for the kids in the cancer unit at Vassar Hospital Poughkeepsie. In the effort to move my sewing room to its new home I had to get rid of old fabric and yarn. In the last few weeks I have donated 30 very large Zip lock bags filled with fabric and yarn to several groups.
So the good news is I'm back and enjoying life every day.
Jeanne
