I just made one for a dear friend and used the idea of those who make up her support system - faith, family, and friends. I used a stained glass looking panel for Faith, pictures of her family for Family, and had her students and other friends tie the quilt. Best of luck to both of you. I love to tell people about my 82 year old mother who survived breast cancer 33 years ago - she's trucking along just great - playing with her great-grandchildren. She had the radical surgery everyone did at the time and lymph node removal because the cancer had spread there. Here's where I talked about it.
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