What a wonderfull story. And what a big impact this is in your life! I do believe in the power of praying, the power of positive thinking and I do believe in the power of a quilt made with love.
Quilting helped me trough a lot of hard times and when my mom heard she was sick and would die within 3 months I rushed to finish the quilt I want to give her for her birthday. I was thinking I have loads of time and didn't hurry at all untill we heard she was diagosed by cancer. I knew I had to hurry finishing her quilt. I did! On the 25th of july this year she unwrapped a beautiful quilt just made for her. She used it a lot and on her funeral the quilt was draped on a high chair besides her.
It is a small story compared to yours but I just want to tell how important quilting is for me and how healing also.
Quilting and being creative with fabrics always help me trough.