tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554378824181841688.post106860810042236027..comments2024-03-26T07:30:30.762-07:00Comments on <center>Humble Quilts</center>: From Heartbreak to HopeLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12460244411628464458noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554378824181841688.post-65866731495289704092012-10-05T15:39:59.806-07:002012-10-05T15:39:59.806-07:00Thank you baquilter. I appreciate you taking the t...Thank you baquilter. I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment and connect with me. Those of us dealing with that disease, unfortunately have a bond of sorts.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460244411628464458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554378824181841688.post-40778058855926669542012-10-05T12:18:19.027-07:002012-10-05T12:18:19.027-07:00Hi Lori,
I popped in from Nancy's Near Philad...Hi Lori,<br /><br />I popped in from Nancy's Near Philadelphia blog and had to tell you that my mother had AD, too, and I lost her in 2004. I've made a couple of these little quilts to sell on Ami's site but need to get back to that.<br /><br />Wish this exhibit was coming closer to the East Coast than Ohio. I am certain I would stand there and weep. <br /><br />Hang in there! If you need to talk about AD, just ask Nancy how to get in touch with me.<br /><br />Hugs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554378824181841688.post-77920612076146711342012-09-27T10:29:00.784-07:002012-09-27T10:29:00.784-07:00Wasn't it just something? I was so moved not j...Wasn't it just something? I was so moved not just by the viewing but by the reactions of the viewers. I was asked my story..which of course is very, very long and I had one couple in tears! <br /><br />My biggest realization of the walk..that I had made my two quilts less than four months after breaking and dislocating my wrist in three place, after surgery, after a titanium plate and 10 screws. <br /><br />I was in Alaska caring for my mom with A.D. and my dad, with 2 heart attacks, and slipped on black ice. I just kept on cooking, cleaning, giving insulin shots, doing laundry with one hand. That's how crazy this disease has made me! Whew! It had never crossed my mind in all this time, that my relatively simple quilts were amazing because of my circumstances of making them at all. Ha to me! Wake up call about my life for sure ;_Michele Bilyeuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15979296861999606692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554378824181841688.post-49107667835367417492012-09-25T15:38:14.898-07:002012-09-25T15:38:14.898-07:00Thank you Pat for donating your efforts to this ca...Thank you Pat for donating your efforts to this cause. So sorry about your FIL.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460244411628464458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554378824181841688.post-15799639695727777462012-09-25T14:44:55.727-07:002012-09-25T14:44:55.727-07:00My Father-in-Law's name is on a strip and I wa...My Father-in-Law's name is on a strip and I was honored to be asked to quilt the panel it is in. Thank you for sharing the exhibitPat Sloanhttp://blog.patsloan.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554378824181841688.post-68795824058101651602012-09-24T18:31:07.901-07:002012-09-24T18:31:07.901-07:00Wow, thank you for sharing this wonderful exhibit ...Wow, thank you for sharing this wonderful exhibit and for all you do to support the cause.Linda Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10162578643624041313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554378824181841688.post-43825730414438838872012-09-23T20:00:26.742-07:002012-09-23T20:00:26.742-07:00Lori,
I have an elderly mother in law who has Alzh...Lori,<br />I have an elderly mother in law who has Alzheimer's . It is such a difficult illness and it has been hard to see this vibrant woman disappear behind the walls of dementia. I have the book to the first show that Amie did " Forgetting by the Piece" I can only read the stories bit by bit. They always make me weep- just like I am now.<br />Hopefully some day they will find a cure for this disease that robs their loved ones bit by bit. Thanks for sharing some photos of the new exhibit.<br />Warmest regards from Western Canada,<br />Annaquiltmom annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976120921532056369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554378824181841688.post-75016745250602328222012-09-23T06:02:59.328-07:002012-09-23T06:02:59.328-07:00As with many tears are present as I viewed your qu...As with many tears are present as I viewed your quilts. Such an awful disease. Thank you for showing us the visual remembrances of our losses.Teatime Creationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13170780383256688440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554378824181841688.post-43087478057547454582012-09-23T00:26:36.006-07:002012-09-23T00:26:36.006-07:00You are doing a fabulous thing here Lori by giving...You are doing a fabulous thing here Lori by giving people the chance to share their stories and bringing this cause a bit more publicity - I have no personal story to tell but am moved by those I have read - it is an evil disease! Nickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12437815900953193788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554378824181841688.post-10875704665356498682012-09-22T20:35:11.905-07:002012-09-22T20:35:11.905-07:00Thank you for sharing - my mom passed away a littl...Thank you for sharing - my mom passed away a little over six years ago after struggling with Alzheimers for at least 5 and probably several additional years before we became totally aware of her declining situation. A difficult journey for all involved, but especially for her, in those moments of lucidity when she realized and was able to articulate the terrible loss of her essential self that she was so aware of but so powerless to reverse. Quilting Babciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16225825007525655805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554378824181841688.post-34784200248351214702012-09-22T10:37:01.038-07:002012-09-22T10:37:01.038-07:00The messages these projects share are powerful and...The messages these projects share are powerful and say so much, even without reading the stories with them. <br />Thank you for sharing, Lori. Every day I'm thankful that this insidious disease has not claimed anyone in my immediate family.Vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04255216150275846123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554378824181841688.post-13779382265774830752012-09-22T05:49:08.441-07:002012-09-22T05:49:08.441-07:00That must have been a 'difficult' quilt sh...That must have been a 'difficult' quilt show to go to. Such a meaningful one for you too. <br /><br />I saw a video about this exhibition on TQS some time back where Ami was speaking about the purple panels.Barbara Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07753143340104041588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554378824181841688.post-77138179614672645582012-09-22T05:43:17.126-07:002012-09-22T05:43:17.126-07:00Oh Lori, thanks for sharing. I would love to see ...Oh Lori, thanks for sharing. I would love to see this exhibit sometime, but I'm so emotional just with this post, that I don't know if I could make it through. This brings back so many memories of my Grandma. Glad for you that you were able to see it and thank you for all the work you are doing for AAQI.Me and My Stitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16470153447120413738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554378824181841688.post-35330101802245637062012-09-22T05:29:35.551-07:002012-09-22T05:29:35.551-07:00what a sad but powerful and wonderful exhibit.
I k...what a sad but powerful and wonderful exhibit.<br />I know Barbara Flack from my years in Illinois.<br />I loved the small pieces you shared.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08619642267222624728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554378824181841688.post-72579059178858484232012-09-22T02:15:37.547-07:002012-09-22T02:15:37.547-07:00Very strong - emotionally very challenging. Thank ...Very strong - emotionally very challenging. Thank you for showing us these quilts. This information opens up some great dialogue for others. Gabe in OZ Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554378824181841688.post-35653493445947690772012-09-22T01:57:05.590-07:002012-09-22T01:57:05.590-07:00What an amazing exhibition. Thoughts and prayers ...What an amazing exhibition. Thoughts and prayers to all sufferers and carers of this most horrible of diseases.pandchintzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946088061632823182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554378824181841688.post-7186059862155286752012-09-21T22:09:41.024-07:002012-09-21T22:09:41.024-07:00I'm so sorry for the loss of your loved one to...I'm so sorry for the loss of your loved one to this terrible disease. <br />You've already done so much just by taking care of your husband.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460244411628464458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554378824181841688.post-59273387931042809582012-09-21T21:49:25.271-07:002012-09-21T21:49:25.271-07:00I don't know if I could see this exhibit...jus...I don't know if I could see this exhibit...just reading about it and seeing the photos is heart breaking...so many nights at work in the ER we have to bring patients to our room for x rays...often their children (older than me) will come along to help keep them calm, or explain their issues...some patients come happily with us...then once the door is shut the patient may ask who the person was that came with them or if we knew which of the men in the room was their son...I will never forget the man who told me "I'm in here sometimes" while pointing to his head...oh, how many hugs I've given and hands I've held praying for a way to prevent or cure this...kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02779214730910867764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554378824181841688.post-10805791036831432412012-09-21T15:46:30.043-07:002012-09-21T15:46:30.043-07:00Lori, thank you for posting this, bringing awarene...Lori, thank you for posting this, bringing awareness to this dreadful disease. I am at present travelling this journey with my DH of 50 years...he is now in placement and declining very radily.<br />To see all those names on the panels is heartbraking, to think so many are suffering so much..<br />Julia ♥Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15207957464039686839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554378824181841688.post-10046892860689023142012-09-21T14:19:55.978-07:002012-09-21T14:19:55.978-07:00Hi Lori, it is coming up to two years since my mum...Hi Lori, it is coming up to two years since my mum died and it feels like forever,the hardest part was not getting to say goodbye and the best part was the fact that her sudden death spared her the indignity that was going to beset us all and that had already changed her beyond belief. Thank you for showing the quilts and their stories.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525435687338202458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554378824181841688.post-69743675937710130362012-09-21T11:25:07.604-07:002012-09-21T11:25:07.604-07:00I love those pieces and you can see the messages b...I love those pieces and you can see the messages by the design, so moving and so meaningful.<br /><br />DebbieWoolenSailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621977477193550261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554378824181841688.post-89201548538354962452012-09-21T11:25:04.292-07:002012-09-21T11:25:04.292-07:00tears fall as i read the artist statement that inc...tears fall as i read the artist statement that includes "Essential things to say . . . " <br /><br />this is beyound difficult and my heart goes out to all who have to go through it.<br /><br />:-)<br />libbyQlibbyquilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03360109482795842401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554378824181841688.post-12244148931284561542012-09-21T11:21:26.594-07:002012-09-21T11:21:26.594-07:00Hi Lori, I am so glad you shared this. I am touche...Hi Lori, I am so glad you shared this. I am touched by these lovely quilt pieces. Truly such a heartbreaking disease to experience. It's such a powerful thing to help each other and share these moments. xoxo PamAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05427494565652300591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554378824181841688.post-26229710732495842902012-09-21T10:08:47.087-07:002012-09-21T10:08:47.087-07:00Each story is more heartbreaking than the last one...Each story is more heartbreaking than the last one. Thanks so much for sharing this moving situation. I'm so glad you were able to get there to see it and share with us!Randy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06174816898354217740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554378824181841688.post-49114363211526640652012-09-21T09:21:41.325-07:002012-09-21T09:21:41.325-07:00There was an earlier exhibit, curated by Ami Simms...There was an earlier exhibit, curated by Ami Simms, at the Chicago Show a number of years ago. At the time, my friend's mom had Alzheimer's, and could only look at a few of the quilts. She just got too emotional. Now that my dad has the same disease, I can fully understand her reaction. These quilts are powerful. My mom passed away just a few weeks ago, and my dad hardly skipped a beat - after 62 years of marriage. I couldn't even share my grief with him. Such a cruel disease. Your post really choked me up, but I have been happy to see these - thank you!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17407140105406299126noreply@blogger.com