This true story is to make you smile. Even when things are not happy and you are frustrated, a little story may help.
A friend told me today that her friend who was in her 80s found that she had breast cancer. They performed a mastectomy on her left breast. After all was done, she was fitted with a prosthesis. My friend asked her how she was doing and how she liked her new bra. She replied "Well, it's funny. My right breast is sagging to my belly and the left one with the prosthesis is nice and pointy."
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Probably knitting a chemocap!
Movie stars knitted on set.
Yes, men can knit too!
Perhaps she knitted chemocaps too!
Just one line:
Dear God, I pray for the cure of cancer. Amen
This is the new box that Vivian made to put in the waiting room of Texas Oncology. Pretty, huh?
Artwork of Alice Kitselman
Football players can wear pink and still be tough! They wore pink for Breast Cancer Month
We have an ongoing joke with Bob. Joanne, his wife, knits for us and Bob gets the credit for the work...he delivers them to us!
Artwork of Alice Kitselman
Let's put the fire out on cancer!
Vivian met Susan at the Hobby Lobby and as all knitters do, they started to talk. Susan came to the center with caps for us and has joined our group. Welcome, Susan.
An Allen policeman spots a woman driving and knitting at the same time.
Driving up beside her, he shouts out the window......
"Pullover"!!
"No," she shouts back, "a Chemocap!"
Wonderful Friend
Our mission is to make soft Chemo Caps for sleeping or wearing out on the town. Our project began with the inspiration from Joyce Schmitt and will continue in her memory. When asked how long will we make caps? Our answer is "Until there is no longer a need." PLEASE LEAVE COMMENTS ON OUR POSTS. WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US, PLEASE EMAIL US AT CHEMOCAPS@YAHOO.COM.
If you have...
a loved one, a special friend or an aquaintance that is fighting the battle against cancer, please email us the name so we can add to our prayer list. chemocaps@yahoo.com
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We have almost 10,000 hits to this blog since September, 2008! That's great. But our polls haven't been touched! Please check out the two polls we have on the blog. It would be good to know how people are helping themselves in the fight against cancer. The polls are on the side bar. Please check it out and check a box.
Our Thoughts And Prayers Go Out to:
*Marilyn in Allen TX
*Alice K in Vermont
*Ethan Hallmark, 9 yrs old, Neuroblastoma, in TX
*Cathy J in Michigan
*Georgiana A. in Texas , Lymphoma
*Alice K in Vermont
*Ethan Hallmark, 9 yrs old, Neuroblastoma, in TX
*Cathy J in Michigan
*Georgiana A. in Texas , Lymphoma
Knitters
Probably knitting a chemocap!
Knitters
Movie stars knitted on set.
Knitters
Yes, men can knit too!
Knitters
Perhaps she knitted chemocaps too!
Survivor Words of Wisdom
Life
A Small Request
Just one line:
Dear God, I pray for the cure of cancer. Amen
Joyce Elaine Schmitt February 26, 1933- November 4, 2008
Box for Caps at Texas Oncology
This is the new box that Vivian made to put in the waiting room of Texas Oncology. Pretty, huh?
Artwork of Alice Kitselman
We All Need Humor. This is Cute.
Pink Glove Dance
Breast cancer month is long gone, but that doesn’t stop the staff at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Ore. From administrators to nurses, cleaning crews to surgeons, everyone threw on a pair of pink gloves and got down in the spirit of raising awareness for breast cancer.
Click on the video below to watch hospital employees cut loose for breast cancer awareness.
Sent to us from Kate Sames. Thanks, Kate.
Basic Patterns For Chemo Caps
Knit Pattern
Chemo Cap Knit Pattern Pattern for Knit Chemo Cap Knitted on Straight Needles Size #11 (8mm)Yarn: Use Yarn Bee (Airy) Takes approximately 50 yards.Gauge: 10 stitches = 4 ½ inchesGarter stitch – knit every rowK2tog – knit 2 stitches togetherInstructions:Cast on 40 sts on #11(8mm) needles.Bottom of hat should measure 18 ½ inches.Work in Garter Stitch for 5 1/2 inches. Row 1 *K8, K2tog* across row (36 sts)Row 2 Knit 1 rowRow 3 *K7, K2tog* across row (32sts)Row 4 Knit 1 rowRow 5 *K6, K2tog* across row (28 sts)Row 6 Knit 1 rowRow 7 *K5, K2tog* across row (24 sts)Row 8 Knit 1 rowRow 9 *K4, K2tog* across row (20 sts)Row 10 Knit 1 rowRow 11 *K3, K2tog* across row (16 sts)Row 12 Knit 1 rowRow 13 *K2, K2tog* across row (8 sts)Row 14 Knit 1 row. Cut yarn leaving 20 inch tail. Run through remainingSts Making a circle and sew up seam. Weave in ends.
Crocheted Pattern
Joyce's Chemo Cap Project Directions for Crochet Pattern 11. ch 3, join with sl stitch to form ring. Ch1,6 sc in ring,(do not join.)place marker in last sc of each round.2. 2 sc in each sc. (12 sc)3. (1 sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.4. (1 sc in each of next 2 sc, 2 sc n next sc)around.(24 sc)5. (2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in each of next 3 sc) around.6. (1 sc in each of next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (35 sc)7. (2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in each of next 5 sc) around. (42sc)(You can place the marker at the end of this row and keep it there until you do a few more rows. That way, if the hat is too tight or too loose, you can rip back to the marker and either add or subtract stitches from round 8 to adjust the size of the hat.)8. 1(1 sc in each of next 6 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (48 sc)9. (2 sc iin next sc, 1 sc in each of next 7 s) around. (54 sc)((If necessary to make the crown wide enough: (1 sc in each of the next 8 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around))10. Sl stitch into next sc, ch 1, sc in each stitch around, join with sl st to ch 1.11-23. Ch 1, sc in each sc around, join with sl st to ch1. (Try on your hat now and see if it's long enough for you. Add a row or two if it isn't long enough. Or take a row off it it's too long.)24. Ch 1, )1 sc in each of the next 8sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. Join with a sl st to ch 1. ((If you added a row after row 9, then so this instead: (2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in each of next 9 sc) around. Join with sl st to ch1.))24-27. Ch 1, sc in each sc around. Join with sl st to ch 1. Fasten off. (These last 4 rounds should curl up to make the Brim.
Chemo Cap Knit Pattern Pattern for Knit Chemo Cap Knitted on Straight Needles Size #11 (8mm)Yarn: Use Yarn Bee (Airy) Takes approximately 50 yards.Gauge: 10 stitches = 4 ½ inchesGarter stitch – knit every rowK2tog – knit 2 stitches togetherInstructions:Cast on 40 sts on #11(8mm) needles.Bottom of hat should measure 18 ½ inches.Work in Garter Stitch for 5 1/2 inches. Row 1 *K8, K2tog* across row (36 sts)Row 2 Knit 1 rowRow 3 *K7, K2tog* across row (32sts)Row 4 Knit 1 rowRow 5 *K6, K2tog* across row (28 sts)Row 6 Knit 1 rowRow 7 *K5, K2tog* across row (24 sts)Row 8 Knit 1 rowRow 9 *K4, K2tog* across row (20 sts)Row 10 Knit 1 rowRow 11 *K3, K2tog* across row (16 sts)Row 12 Knit 1 rowRow 13 *K2, K2tog* across row (8 sts)Row 14 Knit 1 row. Cut yarn leaving 20 inch tail. Run through remainingSts Making a circle and sew up seam. Weave in ends.
Crocheted Pattern
Joyce's Chemo Cap Project Directions for Crochet Pattern 11. ch 3, join with sl stitch to form ring. Ch1,6 sc in ring,(do not join.)place marker in last sc of each round.2. 2 sc in each sc. (12 sc)3. (1 sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.4. (1 sc in each of next 2 sc, 2 sc n next sc)around.(24 sc)5. (2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in each of next 3 sc) around.6. (1 sc in each of next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (35 sc)7. (2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in each of next 5 sc) around. (42sc)(You can place the marker at the end of this row and keep it there until you do a few more rows. That way, if the hat is too tight or too loose, you can rip back to the marker and either add or subtract stitches from round 8 to adjust the size of the hat.)8. 1(1 sc in each of next 6 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (48 sc)9. (2 sc iin next sc, 1 sc in each of next 7 s) around. (54 sc)((If necessary to make the crown wide enough: (1 sc in each of the next 8 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around))10. Sl stitch into next sc, ch 1, sc in each stitch around, join with sl st to ch 1.11-23. Ch 1, sc in each sc around, join with sl st to ch1. (Try on your hat now and see if it's long enough for you. Add a row or two if it isn't long enough. Or take a row off it it's too long.)24. Ch 1, )1 sc in each of the next 8sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. Join with a sl st to ch 1. ((If you added a row after row 9, then so this instead: (2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in each of next 9 sc) around. Join with sl st to ch1.))24-27. Ch 1, sc in each sc around. Join with sl st to ch 1. Fasten off. (These last 4 rounds should curl up to make the Brim.
Inflammatory-breast-cancer-bracelet.blogspot.com
We received a nice note from this blog regarding inflammatory breast cancer. The blog is very interesting and informative. Check out this blog.
Football players
Football players can wear pink and still be tough! They wore pink for Breast Cancer Month
A Male Knitter?
We have an ongoing joke with Bob. Joanne, his wife, knits for us and Bob gets the credit for the work...he delivers them to us!
Cancer Ribbons
Artwork of Alice Kitselman
Did You Know?
Cancer accounts for almost half of the deaths of pets over 10 years of age. Dogs get cancer at roughly the same rate as humans, while cats get fewer cancers.
Cool Sweatshirt
Ringsurf
Let's Kick Cancer in the ***
Let's put the fire out on cancer!
Kewpie Doll with Chemo Cap
We think of you Beary Much!
Cancer is so limited...
It cannot cripple love,
It cannot shatter hope,
It cannot corrode faith,
It cannot eat away peace,
It cannot kill friendship,
It cannot silence courage,
It cannot invade the soul,
It cannot destroy confidence,
It cannot shut out memories,
It cannot quench the spirit,
It cannot lessen the power of the resurrection.
It cannot shatter hope,
It cannot corrode faith,
It cannot eat away peace,
It cannot kill friendship,
It cannot silence courage,
It cannot invade the soul,
It cannot destroy confidence,
It cannot shut out memories,
It cannot quench the spirit,
It cannot lessen the power of the resurrection.
Happiness
Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.
Visitors since 9/3/08
Are you or someone close to you a 'survivor'?
Are you current with your mamogram?
Donations
If you would like to donate to Joyce's Chemo Cap Project, please send donations to Joyce’s Chemo Cap Project, 1206 Thoreau Lane, Allen, Texas 75002. All donations are used for the purchase of yarn which is given to our knitters and crocheters once they knit their first cap. Anyone wanting to knit or crochet caps for us, please notify us by email to Chemocaps@yahoo.com. If you do not live in our area, we will give you information on how to help us. We appreciate any donations or help you can give to us.
Our Latest Caps
Did You Know?
According to research at the Harvard-affiliated Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine, the repetitive motion and focus of needlework can elicit what's known as the relaxation response-a calming meditation-like state that slows heart rate and causes blood pressure to drop. In addition, a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggests that knitting is associated with a lower risk of dementia for those 65 and older.
contributed by Jerri M
contributed by Jerri M
Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Don't forget to Laugh
Quote
In our whole life melody the music is broken off here and there by rests and we foolishly think we have come to the end of time. God sends a time of forced leisure, a time of sickness and disappointed plans, and makes a sudden pause in the hymns of our lives. Be it ours to learn the time and not be dismayed at the rests.-- John Ruskin
Quote from the late Christopher Reeve
Once you choose hope, anything's possible.
Our New Knitter- Susan
Vivian met Susan at the Hobby Lobby and as all knitters do, they started to talk. Susan came to the center with caps for us and has joined our group. Welcome, Susan.
Quote from Ingrid Bergman
Time is shortening. But every day that I challenge this cancer and survive is a victory for me.
Quote from Olivia Newton John
My cancer scare changed my life. I'm grateful for every new, healthy day I have. It has helped me prioritize my life.
Quote from Lance Armstrong
If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up, or Fight Like Hell.
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Joyce's Class of 52, New Castle High School
To view Joyce's class pictures, go to http://www.frogpond52.com/Kennedy_obit-page.html.
What a full and wonderful life she had.
What a full and wonderful life she had.
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And today?
Today is a gift. That's why we call it the present.
Be faithful in small things because it is in them that
your strength lies.
Do not think that love, in order to be genuine,
has to be extraordinary. What we need is to
love without getting tired.
We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.
Today is a gift. That's why we call it the present.
Be faithful in small things because it is in them that
your strength lies.
Do not think that love, in order to be genuine,
has to be extraordinary. What we need is to
love without getting tired.
We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.
Ten Positive Things about Not Having Hair-Emily Hollenberg, 4 year breast cancer survivor
10. Your hair never gets out of control.
9. You can save a lot of money on shampoo, hair cuts, perms, dye jobs and body waxing.
8. If you go to the bowling alley and there is a long wait for a lane, just put your turban on, place your bowling ball in front of you and charge for fortune reading.
7. If you walk through the airport without your wig and in your bathrobe, people will give you money. The best airport according to my sources is San Francisco.
6. The shower and the sink drains require a lot less DranoTM. The need for rodding is completely eliminated.
5. You are happy to go to the show to see a hair-raising movie.
4. Your hair can keep your teeth company in the bathroom.
3. You can remove your hair when you weigh yourself.
2. People can see a strong resemblance between you and your new grandchild.
1. You can charge people $10 for rubbing your head. Remember when you were pregnant and total strangers would come up and pat your stomach... seriously, never talk about your hemorrhoids!!
9. You can save a lot of money on shampoo, hair cuts, perms, dye jobs and body waxing.
8. If you go to the bowling alley and there is a long wait for a lane, just put your turban on, place your bowling ball in front of you and charge for fortune reading.
7. If you walk through the airport without your wig and in your bathrobe, people will give you money. The best airport according to my sources is San Francisco.
6. The shower and the sink drains require a lot less DranoTM. The need for rodding is completely eliminated.
5. You are happy to go to the show to see a hair-raising movie.
4. Your hair can keep your teeth company in the bathroom.
3. You can remove your hair when you weigh yourself.
2. People can see a strong resemblance between you and your new grandchild.
1. You can charge people $10 for rubbing your head. Remember when you were pregnant and total strangers would come up and pat your stomach... seriously, never talk about your hemorrhoids!!
Quotes
If you can make one stranger smile and another stranger laugh each day of your life, think how many you will affect before your life is over. Jan
Site for Susan G Koman lunch box
Here's a site if you're in need of a lunchbox. They're cute.
http://www.leancuisine.com/Komen2008/Index.aspx?Source=10078004
http://www.leancuisine.com/Komen2008/Index.aspx?Source=10078004
Knitting and Driving
An Allen policeman spots a woman driving and knitting at the same time.
Driving up beside her, he shouts out the window......
"Pullover"!!
"No," she shouts back, "a Chemocap!"
Stylin' and Profilin'
Bowl of Yarn
Knitting up a Storm
Crochet Diva
Our Weather
Sites to read from cancer survivors
Good advise, information and inspiration
Breast cancer deaths in America have been declining for more than a decade. Much of that success is due to early detection and better treatments for women. I strongly encourage women to get a mammogram. Larry Craig
Cancer is a word, not a sentence. John Diamond
For every cap we complete, there is someone who will get a good night's sleep.
Cancer is a word, not a sentence. John Diamond
For every cap we complete, there is someone who will get a good night's sleep.
Quotes to Think About
A candle loses none of it's light by lighting another candle.
"Live simply...Love generously...
Care deeply...Speak kindly...
Leave the rest to GOD"
If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way. Napoleon Hill
Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others, cannot keep it to themselves. James M. Barrie
Always be kind to others. Everyone is fighting a hard battle. Plato
Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light. Helen Keller
When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place.
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.
Turn your face to the sun, and the shadows fall behind you. ---Maori Proverb
To feel the love of people whom we love is a fire that feeds our life." ---Pablo Neruda
Although beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, the feeling of being beautiful exists solely in the mind of the beheld.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile,
a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment,
or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential
to turn a life around."
-Leo Buscaglia
Author
"Live simply...Love generously...
Care deeply...Speak kindly...
Leave the rest to GOD"
If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way. Napoleon Hill
Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others, cannot keep it to themselves. James M. Barrie
Always be kind to others. Everyone is fighting a hard battle. Plato
Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light. Helen Keller
When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place.
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.
Turn your face to the sun, and the shadows fall behind you. ---Maori Proverb
To feel the love of people whom we love is a fire that feeds our life." ---Pablo Neruda
Although beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, the feeling of being beautiful exists solely in the mind of the beheld.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile,
a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment,
or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential
to turn a life around."
-Leo Buscaglia
Author
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
November is Pancreatic Awareness Month
November 15 is Picture Your World Purple Day in the United States. By wearing purple on November 15 people can join the fight against pancreatic cancer.PANCan (the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network) is helping to spread the word about this silent killer. Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States and is the third leading cause of cancer death among 40-59 year old men. Approximately 37,170 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year alone.Every 14 minutes someone in the United States is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. In 2004, there were 1,056 cases in West Virginia. Currently there is no cure for pancreatic cancer. In addition to wearing purple, persons can wear purple ribbons, put purple ribbons on doors and car antennas.
Facts About Pancreatic Cancer
32,180 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year
31,800 Americans will die of pancreatic cancer this year
Pancreatic cancer is the 4th ranked cause of cancer death
only 23% of people diagnosed with be alive 1 year from diagnosis
4% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer will live reach the 5 year survival rate.
Facts About Pancreatic Cancer
32,180 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year
31,800 Americans will die of pancreatic cancer this year
Pancreatic cancer is the 4th ranked cause of cancer death
only 23% of people diagnosed with be alive 1 year from diagnosis
4% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer will live reach the 5 year survival rate.
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