My friend Karen was diagnosed with ovarian cancer on a Tuesday and in the hospital for surgery by that Friday. Wednesday evening I took over one of Jason's "Hope & Comfort" blankets to comfort her as she prepared for surgery. Her daughter Kaitlin, could not stop holding it, petting it, feeling it & cuddling with it. I told Karen that by the time she took it to the hospital with her it would be filled with so much love she couldn't do anything but get better!! By the time the surgery day came, Kaitlin (age 10) was having a tough time, understanding a little better that her mother was not going in the hospital for a little minor surgery, but, this was a critical surgery and she would be in the hospital for over a week. Well, let me tell you, this little blanket became Kaitlin's life-line of comfort, hope and peace (rest). Kaitlin ended up sleeping with this little blanket every single night that her mother was in the hospital. In fact, she couldn't sleep without it!!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing your courageous story and these little blankets of "Hope & Comfort". Jason, you make a difference!!
--Sheila Agnew
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