A letter to my friends.....

Five years ago my nephew Tyler suddenly began having seizures. During a recent stay at Children’s Hospital, Tyler was diagnosed with a large brain tumor that is believed to have been causing the seizures all these years.
Tyler is 15 and loves sports, especially wrestling, fishing, hunting, gaming and hanging out with his friends. Right now, though, he cannot do many of those treasured things that boys his age get to do. Worst of all, Tyler is currently unable to attend school. He is a sweet-natured boy with a tender heart. When people meet him they cannot help but instantly like him.
His long term treatment will require major surgery along with recovery and rehabilitation. His rehabilitation will require him to relearn all of the basics of life you and I know how to do and many of us take for granted each day. To help defray some of the costs that his family will incur, I have determined to undertake this "Scraps of Love" project.
How did all this come to be? During an outing with a dear friend, I asked "what do you think of a spaghetti dinner?". She said "Oh, no Heather, lets make a quilt!" I instantly agreed. What better way to spread our love than through our stitches. With the help of some very talented quilting friends, I am creating a twin size quilt that will be raffled off to raise money that will help offset Tylers non-insurance-covered hospital expenses. Elizabeth D. won the quilt!
Donations of any size are very welcome.

Monday, December 20, 2010

With all my Love, Scraps of Love for Tyler





On Wednesday we had the drawing for the Scraps of Love for Tyler.  There were 71 raffle tickets and Number 11, Elizabeth from Canada won the quilt!  Here is Elizabeth's response:
"Wow I actually have tears streaming down my face.  I will cherish it. I will think of your hard work and will pray for your nephew and his recovery.  Thank you and have a blessed Christmas."


Thank you so much for all of your support!  We raised $2000 to help with Tyler's hospital stays.  This will help with a little more than 2 stays.  As with Elizabeth, tears are streaming down my face as this part of Scraps of Love for Tyler comes to a close.  We are so thankful  for everyone's contributions and support.  Everything you did, helped!  Here are a couple of pictures of the finished quilt.


with all my love,
Heather
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