If you are a member of the quilting world, chances are good that you know who Ricky Tims is. Chances are also good that you may have heard of his Super Seminar where he travels with Alex Anderson and Libby Lehman to teach quilters around the world various and sundry things. We are both lucky to have been able to attend a Super Seminar and it was very enlightening.
We have been dismayed to learn that Libby Lehman is very ill. She is such a creative talent. We are sending our thoughts and prayers for her and her family during what I'm sure is a very emotional and difficult time.
If you are on Facebook you can check out Ricky Tims page where he has been providing daily updates regarding Libby. The short story is that she had a brain aneurysm and surgery to clamp that off. Subsequently she suffered a massive stroke on her left side and is left handed. She is currently kept sedated so her body can heal. The last couple of days have brought some optimistic news in that her left side, which they had thought to be paralyzed, is regaining movement. That is certainly something to be thankful for.
Obviously it will be a very long road to recovery for Libby and she is not out of the proverbial woods yet. Please keep her and her family in your thoughts.
I give a lot of kudos to Ricky for keeping the fan base in the know as well as for what I'm sure were difficult messages to post the last couple of days. Those messages are unrelated to her condition, but are geared toward the enormous generosity that quilters tend to have. Those who have been touched by Libby of course want to send their love and support and what better way to do that than to organize the creation of a quilt for her. While that sounds like an incredibly marvelous idea, the truth is that the family is overwhelmed as it is and Libby is not in condition to be able to enjoy the fruits of that labor. The family did encourage sending cards and Ricky echoed that and encouraged the cards to be our quilts for Libby. I also saw some great things in the comments for his posts - that the quilters were not offended to have their efforts scaled down and instead some were suggesting perhaps instead of a quilt sent to Libby, it could be a quilt donated to your favorite charity in Libby's name.
If you are interested in sending a card for Libby, you can find her address on Ricky Tims' facebook page. Or, leave a comment and I will send the address to you. I don't want to be posting her personal information without permission.
Take care everyone.
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