A Wall Hanging For Danielle

I havent made much of a start on Christmas shopping or gifts as yet

I made this wall hanging for Dan She has a few badges These ones were on her Pop's hanger so she has been wanting her own

My Darling daughters health has been causing us much concern

The chemo doesn't seem to be working and her breathing is getting worse

Has been having her lung drained almost weekly and last week they made a tiny hole in the lung which has allowed air to enter and caused more breathlesness

They are now thinking of putting in a permanant drain but there are risks involved so she has to have a good think about what to do

While her hubby is at work I spend a lot of time with her

Sometimes I get really upset with the unfairness of it all I have a friend whose daughter has drunk and smoked herself into bad health

Lorraine has never smoked or drank

Just seems so unfair

Healing Heart Blocks for Miners families

Shirley in New Zealand has put the call out for heart blocks to send to the loved ones of the Miners killed in the Mining Disaster in New Zealand recently

If you can help you will find the details at Shirleys Blog

http://shirleygoodwin.blogspot.com/

WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU SCRAPS MAKE QUILTS

And thats just what I've been doing

Putting my many scraps to good use

I made this table cloth for my Mum for Christmas I like the way it turned out

Have also made a couple of scrappy table runners

Will show them at a later date

When Lorraine first got sick she used to walk with me when I walked her dogs, then as she got sicker she rode her bike

Lately, because she cant do anything without the oxygen she has been pretty much house bound unless someone took her out

Last week Jim took her to Melbourne and he bought this motorized three wheel bike,so every day since she has come with me for a walk

She was so happy to be out and about

It has a large basket on the back for her oxygen cylinder

See how happy she looks

If you didn't know how sick she really is you wouldn't believe it She looks so well