It has been a long time since I've updated this blog after stepping into the world of the Myspace blogosphere. (Pictures below, after this entry)
Well, alot has happened, but I'll bypass all of that to say someone incredible has touched my life. I've never met this person. She is the friend of a good friend of mine. And because Heather is such a wonderful person - a friend of hers is a friend of mine. That brings us to Weezie.
Weezie was diagnosed with aplastic anemia. Her treatment takes her on a voyage of immunosuppressive therapy and subsequent bone marrow transplant (BMT). All the while she had to find a bone marrow donor. Her brother and sister were best possible matches but they did not. She had a donor lined up but they, being anonymous, for whatever reason decided to remove themselves from the donor list. Weezie finally got a donor and she had radical chemo (that is usually chemo is done every three weeks over months, hers was done in five days), full body radiation and the day after those were done she had her BMT.
What I know of Weezie's journey is through Heather and Weezie's blog. Heather is one of ten people allowed to see Weezie during this journey. Weezie had hit the bottom with the pain and nausea, chemo causing blisters on the inside of her body, her body stripped of an immune system. This reminds me of the Marines where they say a Marine is torn down, stripped to the bone and rebuilt stronger and better. I find myself thinking of Weezie often... sending her positive vibes and I'm awestruck by her courage and spirit. She is a reminder of the saying "count your blessings", "life is too short", "be thankful" and "mind over matter".
Well, as I've said I've never met Weezie, but I have been touched by cancer. My dad succumbed to a fairly rare and virulent case when I was 18. Cancer has no regard for anything but itself. I wanted to make a difference. I knit chemo caps from time to time for friends or family of friends. Basically anyone that needs one. I wanted to do something for Weezie. I perus
ed my Vogue Stitchionary and found a stitch pattern worthy.. a leaf and vine pattern. This was perfect as I came to find out that Weezie's favorite color is green. To me this pattern and color were a sign of life renewed, of hope and of earth itself.
I knit furiously for many days and when I was bogged down by concentration issues (as the pattern required more attention than usual), or short on time due to this and that, or fatigue in my wrists and hands.. I thought of Weezie and her fight and how much bigger her stakes and setbacks were.
I missed my self-imposed deadline of having the blankie to Weezie before chemo and my second goal of before the BMT. Alas, I finished Sunday, washed and blocked it and it is now ready to go. Here I share my creation with you. I tried to focus love, determination, healing and comfort into each knit, purl and yarn over. I only hope that this blanket will keep Weezie warm inside and outside for many years to come.
Well, alot has happened, but I'll bypass all of that to say someone incredible has touched my life. I've never met this person. She is the friend of a good friend of mine. And because Heather is such a wonderful person - a friend of hers is a friend of mine. That brings us to Weezie.
Weezie was diagnosed with aplastic anemia. Her treatment takes her on a voyage of immunosuppressive therapy and subsequent bone marrow transplant (BMT). All the while she had to find a bone marrow donor. Her brother and sister were best possible matches but they did not. She had a donor lined up but they, being anonymous, for whatever reason decided to remove themselves from the donor list. Weezie finally got a donor and she had radical chemo (that is usually chemo is done every three weeks over months, hers was done in five days), full body radiation and the day after those were done she had her BMT.
What I know of Weezie's journey is through Heather and Weezie's blog. Heather is one of ten people allowed to see Weezie during this journey. Weezie had hit the bottom with the pain and nausea, chemo causing blisters on the inside of her body, her body stripped of an immune system. This reminds me of the Marines where they say a Marine is torn down, stripped to the bone and rebuilt stronger and better. I find myself thinking of Weezie often... sending her positive vibes and I'm awestruck by her courage and spirit. She is a reminder of the saying "count your blessings", "life is too short", "be thankful" and "mind over matter".
Well, as I've said I've never met Weezie, but I have been touched by cancer. My dad succumbed to a fairly rare and virulent case when I was 18. Cancer has no regard for anything but itself. I wanted to make a difference. I knit chemo caps from time to time for friends or family of friends. Basically anyone that needs one. I wanted to do something for Weezie. I perus
ed my Vogue Stitchionary and found a stitch pattern worthy.. a leaf and vine pattern. This was perfect as I came to find out that Weezie's favorite color is green. To me this pattern and color were a sign of life renewed, of hope and of earth itself.I knit furiously for many days and when I was bogged down by concentration issues (as the pattern required more attention than usual), or short on time due to this and that, or fatigue in my wrists and hands.. I thought of Weezie and her fight and how much bigger her stakes and setbacks were.
I missed my self-imposed deadline of having the blankie to Weezie before chemo and my second goal of before the BMT. Alas, I finished Sunday, washed and blocked it and it is now ready to go. Here I share my creation with you. I tried to focus love, determination, healing and comfort into each knit, purl and yarn over. I only hope that this blanket will keep Weezie warm inside and outside for many years to come.
