Quilts for Kids Stories & Letters, March 2008

A Quilt Brings a Family to a "Special Place"

 

 

We were recently e-mailed the following brief but poignant letter from "Karen," whose daughter received a Quilts for Kids quilt while at CHOP:

My daughter was recently in the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for a major back surgery. When she came out of surgery and into the recovery room she was given a quilt made by "Janet." It was comforting to know that someone had hand made the quilt especially for my daughter. Her eyes immediately seemed brighter and we knew that we were in a special place. Thank you Janet for making the quilt. God Bless you and all of the quilters for your beautiful work.  It is greatly appreciated."

A Special "Graduation" Gift

Halley Baker Henry, an RN, sent us the following letter when her daughters received quilts at CHOP while 6-year old Brynn was there for treatment for leukemia.

"I just wanted to thank you for the wonderful quilts that were given to my daughter and her sister back in December. My daughter, Brynn, went through 3 years of treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, starting at age 3-1/2. For almost her entire life, most of what she knew was medicine, doctor's visits, procedures, chemotherapy, nausea and vomiting, and fear. In December 2007, she was admitted at CHOP through the outpatient day hospital to have her port removed. She was so scared because that port was so much a part of her for so long. The OR nurse that cared for Brynn that day was so sweet and so caring. She told Brynn that because it was such a big day for her, almost as big as high school graduation, she had something special for her. She came back with this big stack of quilts and let Brynn pick which one would help her get through the day. She also let Brynn pick one out for her little sister who also went through so much seeing her sister go through what she went through. From the time the nurse brought Brynn her sweet quilt with puppies all over, colored by a class of students, she smiled through the process and did so great.

"I thank you from the bottom of my heart for what your organization is doing. It is a huge help and I continue to be grateful for your caring and generosity that was indirectly shown to my daughters through your quilts."