Hand-stitched Quilt & Dinner Date

Thursday, April 12, 2012

This morning I woke up and had the strange feeling of ‘Oh ya, I don’t have any hair!” It was weird. I’m still getting used to looking in the bathroom mirror and seeing a bald version of myself look back. I spent most of the day just wearing a baseball cap. I didn’t feel as cold and I felt comfortable around the house wearing it.

This afternoon I had several visitors drop by and I put my short wig on for those visits. The amazing lady who was my Troop Guide at Wood Badge last May, Kaylene, dropped by and brought me an incredibly beautiful hand stitched quilt. I was so touched by her labor of love to make that for me. It is in bright springy colors and has owls throughout the quilt. She also had two special messages sewed on it. One is, “I used to be an owl . . .” which is part of the Wood Badge Song. The other is, “We love you, Lisa.” I’m so grateful for her example and friendship in my life. She really has a quiet strength about her.

This evening, two of Lincoln’s sisters and their spouses and his brother came by to take us out to dinner. We had so much fun. They said they loved my wig and that made me feel good. They asked a lot of questions about my diagnosis and treatment plan. I can tell they just want to understand what’s going on with me. Talking with all of them was so easy and comfortable and I loved the chance to have fun and laugh! One of my brothers-in-law told me that he decided to call the temple to put my name on it and realized the temple was closed. Then he had the thought that in Hawaii the temple was still open and so he called the Laie, Hawaii Temple and put my name on that one. What a sweet gesture! Another person said they were having a family prayer and that when they young son asked for Heavenly Father to bless me, he said, “Please bless Aunt Lisa to get better really fast!” I love the faith of children. It made me smile!