i work in a montessori classroom with toddlers. five days a week, 8 hours a day, i help these children with making food, going to the bathroom, interacting with the work and each other, and most importantly, forming their self- and world-views. these twelve (ever growing and changing) children i see every day hold such a huge part of my heart. of course all we can hope for is that all children are happy and healthy. unfortunately, this can't always be the case.
about a year ago, one of the children in our classroom was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma. we were shocked, worried, and most of all missing his bubbly and exuberant presence in our days. amazingly, he responded better-than-textbook to all of the treatments, and as of just 5 weeks ago, was free of cancer. about a week and a half ago, his body started showing signs of the cancer again, and they went in for more tests. his cancer had returned, and spread. he just turned three at the end of march, and was scheduled to start school again this fall. the latest prognosis is not good.
my coworkers and i, desperate to do something more for him and his family, decided to make a quilt. we reached out the members of the school community to help us decorate blocks to include in a quilt for ben. i am spent my weekend making this quilt, trying to instill each step with love and patience, with hope and joy.
i (of course) forgot to photograph it until i was at work, so i only have a poor photo i snapped quickly while a co-worker held it up. every block came together so perfectly in this quilt; it turned out so spring-y and felt so good together.
about a year ago, one of the children in our classroom was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma. we were shocked, worried, and most of all missing his bubbly and exuberant presence in our days. amazingly, he responded better-than-textbook to all of the treatments, and as of just 5 weeks ago, was free of cancer. about a week and a half ago, his body started showing signs of the cancer again, and they went in for more tests. his cancer had returned, and spread. he just turned three at the end of march, and was scheduled to start school again this fall. the latest prognosis is not good.
my coworkers and i, desperate to do something more for him and his family, decided to make a quilt. we reached out the members of the school community to help us decorate blocks to include in a quilt for ben. i am spent my weekend making this quilt, trying to instill each step with love and patience, with hope and joy.
i (of course) forgot to photograph it until i was at work, so i only have a poor photo i snapped quickly while a co-worker held it up. every block came together so perfectly in this quilt; it turned out so spring-y and felt so good together.
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