She's young. Just 33. Beautiful, healthy and fit. With a sweet husband and two precious preschool-aged children who think she hung the moon. Happy and hopeful.
And then her world crashed. Fast and hard.
Seven weeks ago, the day after Sara Paige's birth, my dear friend was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer. No family history.
In less than two months, she's endured three chemo treatments and its hateful symptoms. In the next few months, she will have more chemo, a double mastectomy and possibly radiation.
It still surprises me how quickly life can be rocked to its core..
I wish I could take an eraser and make it all go away. I want to squeeze her tightly and not let go until this nightmare is over and she's in remission. But I can't. It might become a little intrusive, you know? :) All I can do is walk beside her.
And when I'm not there, I hope she'll wrap herself up in this quilt and feel a sense of comfort knowing how much her family and friends love her.
I wanted this quilt to feel fresh and cheery. Like I said before, this is a great beginner's project if you want to try your hand at quilting!
Thanks to the 2009 Coin Quilt piece-along !
I will be praying for your friend...I am so sorry...but the quilt is so beautiful and very cheery! She is going to be so touched to get it from you!
Posted by: Kristi Kelly | March 19, 2009 at 01:20 PM
you are such a sweet and thoughtful friend. The quilt is beautiful. I will keep your friend in my prayers. It sure does make you realize how life can change so fast.
Posted by: Tanya | March 20, 2009 at 08:08 PM
Hey Jenny...this is so bizarre...you and I know each other from Lifetime and we live here in Craig Ranch. You and Kate came swimming here a couple summers ago and my son is Luke. Well, a friend led me to your "nap mat" tutorial and that led me to this page and I thought your name sounded so familiar. So I scrolled down and saw pics of you and Kate! How weird is that. Does it ring a bell who I am? Well, crazy how we somewhat run in the same circles! We should get together sometime soon! I'd love to see your new daughter and I have a little girl, Samantha, who is 8 months old now. She's the reason I started learning to sew...I wanted to make all the cute little dresses. I don't have your number anymore, so here's my email address [email protected] Hope to hear from you soon! Kristin
Posted by: Kristin Chambers | March 21, 2009 at 07:46 AM
Oh Jenny, the quilt is beautiful - I do hope it will provide your friend some courage during rough times. This really affected me - you know, you could have been describing me. A few months after Frida was born, I found a lump in my one breast, and I went through several examinations during a couple of months before they told me it was benign. A tough couple of months. Now I'm attending regular check-ups just to be sure, but I so feel for your friend! What a lovely present - I do hope everything turns out ok for her!
Posted by: Astrid | March 24, 2009 at 04:01 PM