Brain Cancer research

In honor of my friends son I want to share more about Ependymoma Awareness

Ependymomas account for 3 to 6 percent of all tumors of the central nervous system. The overall five-year survival rate is greater than 80 percent. However, new and innovative treatments are needed to reduce side effects from the cancer and its treatment as well as to help those patients who relapse.

“Our hope with Ependymoma Awareness Day is to increase public recognition of this rare tumor and the need for clinical studies to improve early diagnosis, standardize treatment and improve the health status of those living with this disease,” said Mark Gilbert, M.D., the medical director and principal investigator of CERN.( taken from the CERN website https://cern-foundation.org)

Anything purchased from my Grey Matter Collections I will be donating a portion to my friend to help them battle their's constant fight this cancer and be cancer free. 

Support Brain Awareness and join the fight to battle it

This is taken from a friends Caring Bridge site--this is her son's battle --I made the items on this page to help support their cause -- please read and help this wonderful family fight to find a cure

Jeremy’s Story

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/jeremykohlberg

Welcome to our CaringBridge site. We've created it to keep friends and family updated. We appreciate your support and words of hope and encouragement during this time when it matters most.

 Our 11 year old son Jeremy, for the past two years he has been battling Brain Cancer.  Jeremy is diagnosed with Epedymoma, a rare tumor and cancer that does not yet have a cure.  In the past several weeks Jeremy's doctors discovered a new malignant and metastatic tumor.  On Monday November 3, 2014 Jeremy will underwent his fifth brain surgery since December 24, 2012.  Following surgery he will undergo radiatiation for the second time and possible chemo-therapy.  Jeremy has already overcome insurmountable odds.  He is the bravest kid I know and an amazing young man.

To bring awareness to a rare tumor and cancer, Also help fundraise for Ependymoma Research. Help us find a cure for Ependymoma.

https://www.facebook.com/ependymomaawareness

Grey Matters

 My collection of items to help raise awareness to help fight -Childhood ependymoma a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the 
brain and spinal cord.

I have a friend whose son is battling with this --- Every item I sell from this collection has a portion donated to her family to help support the battle to fight this cancer and help her son become cancer free  - He is a brave young man who has not let this illness get him down -- stay tuned for more 

 

 

Easter Time

Easter is just around the corner I made these cute ideas one is a Mason Jar cover which makes a sure little Easter basket or candy dish the middle one is a bag to hold Easter Eggs or treats and the smaller one on the end is a water bottle cover

I have been absent for awhile - been working on some Easter ideas and also working on more blankets and hats for a cancer fundraiser which I will be blogging on that later ...My fibromaylgia has been really flaired up lately - I am grateful that I can still use my hands to still to create and do the thing I truly love to do.

Sometimes in our busy world we get so focused on what others need and expect from us . We are the parents our kids need,the children our parents need.a sibling I need to be,employee our employer needs us to be. The one thing I love about crafting is I get to be the person I want to be. When I crochet it makes me think about women who helped me learn how to crochet -it takes me back to a much simpler time - a place in my life before I became a wife ,employee and a mother. Where I was learning about myself and about the world I was preparing for. Find your talent and embrace it and let it be your get away from the demands of the world around you.

Sunday thoughts

It is a quiet day here I was looking for something really exciting to blog about but decided instead this seemed more appropriate. Today we are taking it easy- I have 2 side kicks sleeping at my feet -- looking at crocheting patterns.The kids are coloring quietly together and hubby is taking a nap- seems as if we are refueling for the upcoming week.. I will share a few more items I made last night while watching movies with my husband while kids were asleep.