Q. One of my very good friensd is getting married next month, and I am looking to buy a nice warm quilt for a wedding gift. Her mother died of cancer about 10 years ago, and I would love for the proceeds of the quilt to go toward cancer research. Does anyone know where I can get one of these?
A. Every year, ebay has a special auction of quilts to honor and benefit breast cancer patients through the Susan G. Koman foundation. Better Homes & Garden puts on the Quilt Pink event and the quilts produced in 2007 are about to be auctioned off this month. You can find more information here:
http://www.quiltpink.com/about/index.html
Here is a link to the quilt auction schedule:
http://auctionwire.ca/quiltpink/viewsched.html
And this link takes you directly to the auction.
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ25QQsassZquiltpinkauctions
This cause is very near to my heart as well, being a quilter, having lost my mother to breast cancer in February 2005 and currently waiting on biopsy results for myself.
http://www.quiltpink.com/about/index.html
Here is a link to the quilt auction schedule:
http://auctionwire.ca/quiltpink/viewsched.html
And this link takes you directly to the auction.
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ25QQsassZquiltpinkauctions
This cause is very near to my heart as well, being a quilter, having lost my mother to breast cancer in February 2005 and currently waiting on biopsy results for myself.
What is the appropriate thing to do when someone has cancer?
Q. A family friend recently was diagnosed with breast cancer. What should I do? Fix a dinner for her and her family? Send a card and/or note? Flowers? She and I are not particulary close, but our husbands are. I want to do something appropriate for the situation.
A. When I was sick, a family I was babysitting for brought me a sort of gift crate of fruit that I was allowed to eat. Because of a compromised immune system, chemo patients aren't supposed to eat fruit that doesn't have a skin that can be peeled. For example, apples and strawberries aren't good because if insecticides are used, the residue may harm a chemo patient. But bananas, oranges, kiwis, etc are okay, and yummy! It was a really nice gesture, and made me happy. Another thing that may or may not be acceptable (depending on you and her) would be to bring up the possibility of medical marijuana. It was literally the best drug I had during chemo and radiation. It was the best choice for every single side-effect of the treatment. Headaches, lethargy, depression, nausea, you name it. When I was losing weight and didn't want to eat, a couple puffs and I could eat a meal and not throw it up afterward. And as stoney as it sounds, watching a movie or hanging out with a friend and laughing a lot more really does a lot of good for a sick person. And it's legal with a recommendation from your doctor; my doctor was happy to help me through the process of getting my card. Or you could just go with the fruit : )
Good luck!
Good luck!
Where can I donate toys/gifts to children during this time of the year?
Q. I don't think that we should donate toys/gifts around Christmas time only.. it should be all year long! My daughter is having a first year birthday party and there's isn't anything she needs but family. (she's turning one she can survive without toys) I want to donate all the toys she gets in her name but I can not find any toy drives around here. (I live in the bay area of CA)
Where can I donate toys/gifts at?
Where can I donate toys/gifts at?
A. You are so sweet. Check with shelters for abused women. Women often arrive at such shelters with only their kids and the clothes on their backs. Toys are most likely needed there year-round. Or, you could check a children's hospital, especially a cancer hospital for children.
There should be more people like you.
There should be more people like you.
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