One of the most beautiful gifts arrived in the mail today. It's from my three-time cancer survivor and our good friend Vivienne Jarvis in Toronto, since 1969. To help recover from her own mastectomy some years ago, she joined a quilting group at Mt. Sinai Hospital and they have remained friends every since. Viv has given me the first quilt she has made alone, and it is looks magnificent on our four-poster pine bed.
When I unwrapped the parcel I first thought she had made me another pillow. But no, this is a gorgeous work of art. But best of all is the message on the card that came with it. If she cannot be here and close to hug us, Viv tells me we are to sleep peacefully under her quilt, knowing she is hugging us both and wishing me a full recovery, as she has experienced. Now that is true and lasting friendship! I will cherish this for ever.
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