My mom...

I sit here tonight really missing my mom.  She passed away December 13th 2014 after an 8+ year battle with cancer.  I am absolutely heart broken.  Time just keeps going and I want it to stop, so I can mourn.  My life, my kids, my responsibilities keep going...  
I am almost 40 years old, but I still need my mom!  I think back to the last week of her life and I wish this turned out with a miracle.  She was so strong and her desire to stay with us has me up every night running it though my head... should I have talked to her about dying? Would that have helped her at all?  Would it have me?  We tried to be positive.
So now I have lost my step mom and my mom to cancer.

New Beginnings

December 13, 2014 we lost our mom to cancer.  She fought for 8 1/2 years, but it in the end it won.  Even during her chemo treatments, she would help me sew chemo hats for other ladies.  She was a wonderful mom!!

Now I am trying to wrap my brain around what happened.  Some days are more difficult than others.  I miss her everyday.  It is tough to go from talking to someone and seeing them everyday to nothing.  Only memories.  I am sooo thankful for all of the time I had to spend with her!  And so happy my boys got so much time with her too.

I am in the process of putting away my step mom's sewing machine and using my mom's.  I know she would have wanted me to do that too.  This way, I can honor both of them.

If you would like to follow the journey of Madelyn Hats, please like us on facebook.  I post regularly there and post photos too.

Thanks!
Melissa

Some recent pics!

Just a few of the Madelyn Hats that have gone out lately! They have been going to individual ladies all over the US, Florida Cancer Specialists in Bradenton and Largo...and more orders coming in!  I am so excited to see how my step moms pattern has been able to bless so many women!!

Fabric!

We have a new Hobby Lobby that just opened in town!  I heard the store was fully of craftiness, but I was very surprised by the exceptional quality of fabric!!  Since these Madelyn Hats are going to be worn by women whose scalps have most likely never seen the light of day...the fabric must be soft and non-irritating!  Some of the quality fabric I buy elsewhere for $9 per yard is there for about $6.70!  That is a huge savings at the rate I go through fabric!
Of course, my old standby is Fabric.com.  I hate to put it that way, but their prices are good and I always get free shipping, as I don't think it is possible to spend less than $35 when buying fabric!  Love me some fabric! They always have the unique prints ladies are looking for!  Things I would never find at Joann or HL. Fabric.com makes it easy for people to donate fabric too, you pick it (cotton quilting fabric), they ship it.  Plus, if you call and give them my name, they will send the fabric right to me!  Very cool!
Well, that's the scoop!  Have a great day!

Photos on facebook

I am currently working on 16 chemo hats...I'll be putting photos on facebook when I finish!  All of these Madelyn Hats were purchased with money donated by a facebook friend earlier this year!  Thank you!

Many new Madelyn Hats have been going out!  Tomorrow I am taking my little guy to pick out some fabric for a 17 year old young lady!  Madelyn Hats has also recieved some very generous donations that make all of these hats possible!  Thank you!  Facebook is my up-to-date site.  Come on over and like it! :)

Come on over to Facebook!

I feel so bad looking at this blog!  I have not been keeping up with it very well! I have been keeping the Madelyn Hats facebook page up to date with pictures and information! 

Madelyn hats has been booming!  I recently mailed a care package to a 4 year old little girl going through chemo treatments.  Some of my friends heard I was making chemo hats for her and they donated a few things for her!  It was very sweet!  I have been mailing out many hats and my mom has been making them for her oncology office.  Busy!!