Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Healing...

I have spent the past two days in and out of the hospital supporting a dear friend as her sister, (also a friend) has had 90% of her stomach removed due to cancer.  It's been an exhausting time both for myself and for my friend's family.


Cancer sucks.  I wish I could wave a magic wand and make it go away, but I can't.  God help me, but I might just be tempted to forsake all that I know is good to make cancer obsolete.  Sometimes I wonder if my own damnation might be worth freeing us all from the stronghold that cancer claims upon the lives of so many......


Anyhow, this morning as I fluffed and puffed my hair and painted my face to visit the hospital I was struck with the idea of creating a healing doll.  So, I immediately texted my friend sitting vigil at her sister's side, and asked her, "Hey, what do you think about creating a healing doll for Angie!"


My friend of course, being the creative soul that she is, texted, "Oh yes!!!!  I even have fabric, thread and batting to stuff the doll form.  I can make it while I sit with Angie!"


So, here I sit with this beautiful little stuffed doll form.  We made it out of white wool and it is begging to be adorned with beads.  Below you shall find a photo of the doll form that Annie created.  It's about 6 inches tall.  I'm just meditating on the face....what should I sculpt?    Anyhow, I don't know why the darn picture wouldn't  upload upright, but you get the idea right?




Crazy-assed horizontal healing doll photo!


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