For 15 years I have been sharing my creative journey tucked away in my little corner of the internet. Inspired by my muses (my 3 beautiful children) and where I found myself in motherhood, I was passionate about finding my creative voice and sharing all the things with you all. 1000+ tutorials, over 200 patterns, and small glimpses into my life. Things around the blog have slowed down quite a bit in the last few years as my muses got older, and life got busier. The once simple days of sewing during nap time, and burning the midnight oil when the kids were all in bed by 8 no longer existed. My creative time was scarce, and sacred.
Right around the time I finished with my last few quilt projects last fall, eager to share them all with you everything came to a halt. My 15 year old daughter had been complaining of knee pain persisting for several months. This set us on a path with several images, scans, tests and biopsies of a rapid growing aggressive tumor. On December 5th 2024, came the diagnosis, Abbey has Cancer. (still stings a bit just to type it out) A high grade osteosarcoma in her left distal femur, and just like that our world would never be the same.
The news hit us like a punch to the gut. My beautiful, strong, amazing daughter was about to start a life changing battle. Suddenly trying to sneak down in my studio took a back seat and it was replaced with MANY nights and days spent in the hospital, or tending to my daughter’s needs at home.
We are coming up on our 7th month of her treatment. She has endured 4 aggressive chemotherapy cycles, (only 2 left!) and 1 major surgery where they were able to remove the tumor and rebuild her leg. It has been an absolute whirlwind of events with considerable complications along the way. We have kept a pretty complete account of her journey over on her caring bridge account, with consistent updates. If you feel so inclined to know more about her story you can visit her page here. Abbey’s Caring Bridge. Going through cancer, especially a rare cancer can feel isolating and confusing and she hopes that making more people aware might help others out there who also feel alone in their journey.
Thank you for being the kind of community that has celebrated creativity with me for over 15 years. Thank you for each purchase of a pattern, every purchase means the world to my family right now as I continue to support all of my daughter’s growing needs.
Nona
I cannot even imagine the worry, stress, and pain you and your family are going through. Prayers are being said for you & your family, your daughter and all involved in her treatment.