Dear Shell,
Mom and I are crocheting lap blankets (36"x36") for one of the cancer centers that Mom's friend goes to. Karmanos Cancer Institute (Michigan). If I understand correctly, when a new patient comes into the cancer center, they are given a lap blanket that becomes their blanket to use. They take it home, bring it back for each of their appointments, etc. It's something to give them something to fuss with with their hands, something to give comfort, something for warmth. Right now, Karmanos Cancer Institute is low on lap blankets. They need more.
Wouldn't it be great if they had an excess, because they didn't have any need for them due to patients being cured? Unfortunately, that's not the case. They have more patients than they have blankets to give.
I know people out there besides Mom and I know how to do these crafts. The blankets can be crocheted, knitted, quilted. They don't need to be super fancy with all the frilly trim and delicate time-consuming stitches, but they do need to be warm. Cheerful colors are good as well, something to help brighten an otherwise dismal time.
Please, if you know how to crochet, knit, sew... please help us with making lap blankets for Karmanos, and possibly other cancer centers once Karmanos has extras saved up. The Lapeer Cancer Center is good on blankets right now, but they may run low at any time, so they will be kept on the list of potential recipients.
For those followers who know me, you can contact me through email, phone, Facebook, or a comment here, whichever is the best way, if you are able to make some blankets to help out. If you can have some made and ready by the end of each month, I can get them to Mom so we can get them delivered during the first week of the next month.
Thank you to everyone,
Shell
