Quilt #128 Min Tuttle donated by Mary Duke

 

Quilt #128 was donated to Min Tuttle by Mary Duke.

Here is Min's story provided by her mother. 

In 2020, Min went hiking with her niece and nephew to Twin Lake in Big Cottonwood Canyon. It took 3 times longer than her normal time to finish the hike because her legs kept wanting to give out on her,

About 2 years later, walking became difficult and she started using a walking stick. She went to a chiropractor thinking she was out of alignment. After a month with only a small improvement, he told her to make an appointment with a neurologist. Even though she had difficulty walking, she continued to go to work.

In 2022, her right leg gave out on her and she fell at home. She went to the Emergency Room where she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). She ended up staying in the hospital for 10 days. She came home with a walker. 

After 14 months of physical therapy, she was given approval by her doctor to return to work with her walker.

Before her MS diagnosis, Min was an active person who loved to hike and bike. Currently, she can no longer hike and bike but hopes someday to be able to do them again.

MS affects everyone differently, but one thing that is common to all is fatigue. Even though Min lives with fatigue and weakness in her right leg, she still gets up and goes to work even though she would prefer to sleep. She has always been tenacious which has helped her to endure her limited mobility, fatigue and other MS symptoms. MS has turned her world upside down but she has remained cheerful, dependable, independent and does her best to help out as she is able. Min is an MS warrior.

Such love in the stitches for this heroic young woman...

Quilt #127 Charlotte Moak donated by Mary Duke

 

Quilt #127 was presented to 5 year old Charlotte Moak by Mary Duke.

Charlette's parents shared this:

Early in November of 2023 Charlotte's parents noticed that she had swollen lymph nodes behind her ear. They did antibiotics and steroids and the swelling didn't go down, it stayed the same. So they did an ultrasound and then ordered a biopsy. One of the lymph nodes was removed and biopsied and the results came back with bad news. Our Supergirl was diagnosed with B Lymphoblastic Lymphoma. She has a battle ahead of her, but we will be her army right by her side. Her Fight is our Fight.

There is much love in the stitches for this little superhero.

Quilt #125 Travis and Christina Johnson donated by Heritage Park 6th Ward Young Women

 

Quilt #125 goes to the wonderful Travis and Christina Johnson family. 

Last month, Christina gave birth to a beautiful little stillborn baby girl. Since our young women made a quilt a few months ago for another family in our neighborhood who had a stillborn, they suggested we make another quilt when they heard about the loss of little Charlotte Ann.

Our hearts go out to this sweet family. Christina's book club friends donated the funds to have this quilt quilted.

There is so much love in the stitches...

Quilt #126 Jane Perlow

Mary Duke writes:

This sweet lady, Jane Perlow, just received Quilt #126. For most people, when they retire, life gets a bit easier. Not for this dear lady.  She has a husband who has gone blind over the last few years. He also just finished radiation therapy to get rid of his skin cancer. She also helps with the care of her sweet elderly mother. She has a daughter who struggles with emotional issues and has attempted suicide a few times in the last five years.

Jane also has a son who was hit on his motorcycle 10 weeks ago and has so many broken bones that he can't take care of himself. She has a niece. whom she helped raise, who just had a brain tumor removed and a brother who got into a bad trucking accident and needs extra help.

Jane just retired last year. It breaks my heart to see all that she is going through. I wish I had the time to make all her people quilts. I hope as she cuddles under this quilt, she will feel the love and support from so many people who love her and look up to her for all she does for her loved ones.

There is so much love in the stitches for Jane and her family.

Quilt #124 Cherie Yates donated by Book Club and Sandy Solt

 

Quilt #124 was presented to Cherie Yates by her book club and Sandy Solt.

Cherie has recently been dealing with a number of family health issues including the passing of her mother. 

Cherie has a warmth and intelligence that is so endearing to those who are lucky enough to know her. She has spent so much of her life caring for others. We just wanted her to know she is seen and so loved.

So much love in the stitches for our dear Cherie.

Quilt #123 Hall Family donated by Heritage Park 6th Ward Young Women

Quilt #123 was presented to the Hall family. They experienced tragedy last month when in the last month of Taran's pregnancy, their sweet Logan was born still. The heartbreak, even though the family has a strong belief in life after death, cannot be expressed.

The Young Women in the Heritage Park 6th Ward decided to make a quilt for this sweet family. The girls had no experience making quilts but learned very quickly.

The stitches in this quilt are far from perfect and yet perfect in their imperfection. We hope as the Hall family wraps up in this quilt, they will feel love and comfort from God, from the ward, but especially from these young women.

So much love in those crooked stitches...

Quilt #120 and 122 Lorraine Gaudio and Sylvia Milner donated by Bookclub

 

Quilt #120 and 122 were presented to Lorraine Gaudio and Sylvia Milner by members of Bookclub.

A couple of months ago Lorraine lost her sweet husband Shane. He was the light of her life and her biggest champion. While finishing up the quilt it became clear that Sylvia should have one as well and we liked the pattern so much, we made another in Sylvia's favorite color blue.

These two women are truly some of the kindest people you could ever hope to know.

We hope these quilts will provide some comfort during this difficult time. There is truly so much love in these stitches...