Originally Posted by clem55
Very cute dolls, and bless you for makiing and giving them.
Thanks so much, and I get a blessing everytime the doll leaves my arms for a home with a child who has cancer. Thanks again. VICKEY |
thank you so much for those sweet words. I have 3 chemo caps....going out in the mail today for a little girl who got one of my dolls. She was not a local but a friend of a friend of a friend thing, and they told me about her. She was flown from North Pole, Alaska, to a Seattle, Washington cancer hospital for treatment of Leukemias. She is 8 years old and starts chemo on the first of August. In another topic somewhere,,,titled something like...NOT A QUILT...but perhaps, there are pictures of the chemo caps. Once cut out they go together in about a half hour. They look like amish or quaker caps and tie in the back. For $10 worth of material, I got to make 4 youth caps and 2 adult ones. They are reversable. I figure the cost at about $1.80 each.
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Originally Posted by wordpaintervs
thank you so much for those sweet words. I have 3 chemo caps....going out in the mail today for a little girl who got one of my dolls. She was not a local but a friend of a friend of a friend thing, and they told me about her. She was flown from North Pole, Alaska, to a Seattle, Washington cancer hospital for treatment of Leukemia. She is 8 years old and starts chemo on the first of August. In another topic somewhere,,,titled something like...NOT A QUILT...but perhaps, there are pictures of the chemo caps. Once cut out they go together in about a half hour. They look like amish or quaker caps and tie in the back. For $10 worth of material, I got to make 4 youth caps and 2 adult ones. They are reversable. I figure the cost at about $1.80 each.
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I remember dolls like that from years ago! I am also a retired nurse, just a few years younger then you. I too have lost family and friends to cancer, the latest being my oldest daughter last year. I lost both parents to Alzheimer's.
Part of my nursing career was with hospice. Thankfully I never had any children in my care. I used to make angels that I gave to the families of the patients when they passed away. I admire what you are doing. Keep up the good work. I hope the time will come when a cure is found for both of these terrible diseases. Untill then , we will try to give what comfort we can to those we can. God bless you. :thumbup: |
Originally Posted by Ditter43
I remember dolls like that from years ago! I am also a retired nurse, just a few years younger then you. I too have lost family and friends to cancer, the latest being my oldest daughter last year. I lost both parents to Alzheimer's.
Part of my nursing career was with hospice. Thankfully I never had any children in my care. I used to make angels that I gave to the families of the patients when they passed away. I admire what you are doing. Keep up the good work. I hope the time will come when a cure is found for both of these terrible diseases. Untill then , we will try to give what comfort we can to those we can. God bless you. :thumbup: Vickey Stamps I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU © Vickey Stamps 7-26-10 The minute' being, little more than a thought in the mind of God, but in the reality of its potential, was very soon to become a baby. Now it spoke to Him. "Must I go? I do not wish to leave here. I sensed you sitting on the edge of a child's bed mere moments ago, smiling at her as she slept. Was that me that you were smiling at? I am content where I am. Must I leave, Father?" "Indeed you must. There is a purpose for you on earth. Without you to carry your share, for which I give all strength, another's burdens would be doubled and the burdens that so many carry are too heavy, as it is. Why do you ask this of me?" "Well, Father Of All, I think I am a little afraid. I know I am safe here, but earth pulls at me, and perhaps that is why I am fearful. I will go, knowing you care for me and that there is a need for me to be there." "I will never leave you. I will be in every living thing upon the earth, in the soil and every grain of sand. I will be in the sun that warms you and the moon that smiles down on you in the night. In each bright light that sparkles down from the heavens. I will be there. I will be there in the doctor who cares for you when you are ill, in the surgeons hands that are called upon to operate on my children from time to time. I will be the nurse who whispers a quick prayer passing the doors of the patients in each room. I will be in the bowed head of the keeper of your home, who speaks to me of needs from within the heart. I will be in the mother who leans across your crib and prays for all that is good and right, for life yet ahead of you, and for courage to face that which is neither good, nor right, that you will be sustained. I will be in every living flower that delights you, in every leaf and in every color. I will be in the laughter that rings in the air and all the hugs and kisses destined for you. I will be the first gentle breeze of late afternoon, that kisses your cheek. As I said, I will never leave you, nor will I forsake you. I love you. I will be in the arthritic knees of the old person, who yet kneels in humbleness, seeking me in the hours before finding rest for the night. I will be the worker of miracles and when your time comes to return to me, I will be there with open arms to welcome you home. Don’t forget, I sent my only son to help the lost find their way. I repeat again, I will never leave you. When all seems bad, when you feel alone, call out to me, and I'll be there. You may not see me, but I'll see you. Reach out a hand, I'll take it, and I'll walk with you. Never forget, because of me, your Father, ... LIFE IS GOOD |
I think all of us have been touched somehow by this horrible disease. What a precious blessing you are to be making these sweet dolls. God Bless you . . .
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Originally Posted by wordpaintervs
Again....(See the chemo caps sending of a few days ago) is not exactly a quilt, but like the one cap, it is the use of mixtures of fabric and trim, sewn together for a purpose. This is number ten of the dolls for local kids with cancer, I have made. Each one seems to be a little different. This time I actually took wax paper and planned out a pattern I believe I will continue on using. She is a flip or reversable doll with a smile on one end and a nice dress, then on the other a nightgown and a smile.. She took almost 12 hours start to finish to complete. She is 21 inches tall. Two children so far were laid to rest with their dolls. I hope there will be no more. I am a retired nurse, writer, sewer, knitter, etc and will be 70 in just over a week. I've lost friends and family to cancer, and complications from Alzheimer's... so this type retirement project is a 'pay forward' thing.
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thanks again to all who have responded to my pictures, and to a couple of you (You know who you are) that have decided to share some excess, fabric and trims, etc, you have for me to use on my dolls and chemo caps for victims of cancer.
It is appreciated so much. Vickey Stamps |
I know any child will love your dolls. It is a blessing that
you do this. God love you. |
Thanks so much for your words
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