For Mom

Way back in August, my brother Mark had a splendid idea—making lap quilts for people with Parkinsons disease and syndrome, like my Mom.

This is a picture of the last quilt I ever made for her, a small one that she cuddled until the day she left this life.

That idea is now becoming a reality. I've been asked to bring this idea to a symposium on Parkinsons disease that will be held in April at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

I can see Mom busting her buttons over this and bragging about me to everyone who will listen.

I am very touched.

This one's for you, Mom.