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I need to share a sad tale with you. A dear friend had a son who was oxygen-deprived at birth and had all sorts of problems. He never spoke, he could not swallow and he never could stand or walk. He lived to be 26 years old. He did enjoy bright colors and a couple of times my friend came by, sorted through my stack of quilts ready to be shipped to the shelter and chose a couple for him. After his death, when she went to the hospital to get his possessions, the quilts had been stolen. My friend wanted so badly to have his quilts to cuddle but they are simply gone. How I wish I had forced her to wait while I at least free-motion stitched his name a few times on the quilts she picked out . I easily could have. Polly

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polly esther
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I will learn from your story. It is a sad one indeed. Any time in the future I make and item for someone else, I will put their name in it as part of the work itself.

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hippytigress

Oh, Polly, how awful for her! To have such a precious memento of her son stolen is terrible, and the fact that it happened in the hospital makes it all the worse. We trust people to take care of us in places like that, and it's a betrayal when they do something like that. No insult intended to the thousands of honest hospital workers out there, but every work place is subject to the bad apple amongst them. :(

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Sandy Foster

Polly, dear, that is indeed a sad and very touching tale. Bless you for your huge, loving, kind, generous heart. My sympathies to your friend...

Leslie

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Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

Thank you. I was lots reluctant to share this pain with you all, but I do want you to be alert and aware. We will prevent this from happening again, or we will at least try. Polly

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polly esther

Polly - this is indeed tragic. I'm so very sorry for the loss of a loved one, as well as the loss of irreplaceable mementos. It just saddens me to know there are such inconsiderate people out there..........

Patti in Seattle

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Patti S

Ooooooooooooh that makes me so totally frustralated!!! How could anyone be so cruel as to steal quilts from a kid who's passed on? And yes, he was your friends kid, no matter how old.

Please give her a hug for me.

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Sharon Harper

And people question whether animals have souls. Ugh! Some people - grrrr. . In message , polly esther writes

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Patti

That would make me angry as well as very sad. I'd be making a formal complaint, if not involving the police. Stealing from someone so helpless... GRRR!

Please pass on a pile of hugs to your friend. I will be following your advice.

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Kate Dicey

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