Melanoma

Deb's friend Melissa was diagnosed with melanoma a short time ago.  We are happy to report that Melissa has just returned back to work after weeks of surgery and treatments. Deb made her this beautiful pillow to celebrate her cancer survival and their friendship.  The awareness ribbon color for Melanoma Cancer is black, so Deb had substituted in some beautiful shades for the pink ribbons in my Breast Cancer Awareness Mandala.

Melissa's pillow - front

The back

It says Friend, Mother, Survivor, 2013

What an honor to be part of this beautiful tribute and to be able to share it with you. Congratulations to Melissa and well wishes for a continued cancer-free life. And thanks to Deb for sharing the story; well done.

If you are interested in making your own tribute for a friend or loved one, the chart is here and a table of the appropriate ribbon colors is on Wikipedia.

Two Cancer Awareness Finishes

Margo in the Netherlands shared this photo of a pillow she has made, using the pink ribbon color for breast cancer.  Jocelyn stitched her version with orange ribbons after her sister in law was diagnosed with leukemia last fall.  The poem that Jocelyn included is a very fitting tribute and a reminder for us all.  Beautiful jobs by both of them and I thank them both for sharing these emotional pieces.

What Cancer Cannot Do:

Cancer is so limited...
It cannot cripple love.
It cannot shatter hope.
It cannot corrode faith.
It cannot eat away peace.
It cannot destroy confidence.
It cannot kill friendship.
It cannot shut out memories.
It cannot silence courage.
It cannot reduce eternal life.
It cannot quench the spirit.

Author Unknown