Elizabeth has donated many Blankets of Love and this is her story...
I have
quilted butterflies on all of the blankets for my son Christopher who was 26 when he
died in November 2011. He had a
metabolic condition that we always knew might end his life early but he had a
lot of get up and go so we had him for 26 1/2 years.
When we
went to Canberra to bring him home there were lots of butterflies, one near his
room which kept flying around me. Then the next day when Michael and I took his dog for a walk, 3 or 4 were with us again. One was on the windscreen of
his car as we drove home (it stayed there for a good few klms)... so I think of
him as a butterfly.
He is in
each of the quilts that I send to you.
I also
found out & read about Elizabeth Kubler-Ross. She visited a Polish
concentration camp & found the children's room walls were covered in butterflies. After 25 years EKR decided that these children knew they were going to die so
left a message of hope that their souls would be reborn in a different form. This
confirms my belief about Christopher being around still in that form with us today.
I added
the butterfly to the labels to comfort other grieving families.
I hope
you don't mind that I shared Christopher’s story with you.
Making
these small quilts gives me a sense of purpose and is such a small thing to do
to help other grieving parents.
Thanks
Elizabeth.
Here are the latest blankets made with love by Elizabeth...
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| Premmie sized Blankets of LoVe |
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| Extrememly Premmie Baby sized ones. |
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| Gorgeous Labels attached by Elizabeth. |
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I really enjoy doing these & knowing that they go to a great cause has helped
me with losing Christopher. Hard to explain why this is... but it is.
Elizabeth
You can visit a blog Elizabeth publishes on... HERE.
Umm...it's a bit hard to see through a few tears here after reading that post. I have completely different reasons for sewing these, but I am feeling lucky that I have not ever been through the pain of losing a child myself. Thank you, Cheryll, for sorting these things out so we are able to comfort others. xx debbie
ReplyDeleteThanks Cheryll. A fitting tribute to Christopher, and I know that he will be looking after those little souls in Heaven.
ReplyDeletea beautiful story and such a caring lady,sending big hugs.xx
ReplyDeleteWell done Cheryll. There are lots of people & families that these blankets help.
ReplyDeleteGood on you Liz. I think of you often knowing how hard it is. I do like our little chats.
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