New project for Family Celebration started this weekend but set to go on for a few nights

My parents are due to celebrate 50 years of marriage but because my cousin passed away last week after a short battle with cancer they are not celebrating as they had planned as they are awfully abated with my cousin journey to meet God Almighty.

My cousin left two young daughters, one 18 and other 22 and a grandchild of four battling leukaemia.

It is very devastating to experience the loss of someone who still had a long journey ahead and who was a loving caring lady . Her devastated husband and daughters are beyond devastated.

The whole process of Cancer treatment is quite tortuous and unfair. For example , after testing her and being informed , the Doctor waited one whole month to break to her the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.

She waited a few more weeks after that to start chemotherapy  and her Doctor decided to block her from doing more sessions because she looked very weak . The fact is that my cousin lost weight because she was eating soup only . When she was allowed to retake the treatment the cancer had further advanced and she died shortly after - one week ago.

A banker most her life, who lost her mother two years ago to colon cancer, her father 15 years ago to hand tumour and her brother to high pressure, she was considered healthy and looking forward to a very long life.

What went wrong and what goes wrong in so many young people being diagnosed shortly before passing away with aggressive cancer?

There are no answers for such and we are not here to last, as matter of fact as the old saying reminds us all ' We don't come to this Earth to get out of it alive' , yet I am certain that Cancer is one of them battles that Science should have won already.

Sad as it is and sad as the situation will continue to present itself as my parents and all of us bereave the loss of our lovely cousin Vanda ...............

 I feel that a handmade gift from the 1970's would be a true and sincere Silent present to remind my parents of their undeniable love for one another.

To my regret I embarked on a Happiness Tree sampler . Yes, it is the most appropriate present but I am starting from scratch cross stitching on linen. Yes , I am lucky it is already printed but sincerely is way harder to embroider cross stitch and printed design on linen than to do any white work on linen as the lines of the linen per se are a good indicator of the symmetry needed to get all work done without transfer designs. Yes,it is Twilleys of Stamford a top brand but I am missing Vervaco Secret Stitch along designs and I need to step up to start on my Christmas crafts with my other group.

Fingers crosses ,I can make this sampler in the matter of a few nights for my parents.

Best wishes,

Ariane