[Nfb-krafters-korner] to Terry
Powers, Terry (NIH/NCI) [E]
Terry.Powers at nih.gov
Thu Feb 28 20:59:06 UTC 2013
Thanks.
I think it is going to take a good, while. It looks like an over grown, plum!
Terry
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From: Blindhands at aol.com [mailto:Blindhands at aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 7:31 AM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] to Terry
A speedy recovery goes out to you.
Joyce Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
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In a message dated 2/27/2013 3:19:12 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Terry.Powers at nih.gov writes:
I fell, Sunday night and hurt my knee, real bad. If it were not for my knitting loom and talking to friends and of course the tv, I do not know how I would have made it past the last 2 days. It still hurts to walk, but at least I am at work and on the mend. Crafting kept my mind off my pains and made the day go faster and I also got something accomplished!
That book sounds great, Becky!
Terry P
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From: Theresa Taylor [mailto:tct71887 at gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 7:18 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Amazon book
This is so true. I often teach people who I counsel a craft to help give them an outlet.....crafting fulfills many of our needs.
Theresa
On Feb 26, 2013, at 12:20 PM, Becky Frankeberger wrote:
> Has crafting ever brought you out of a tough time? Often, the
> meditative and creative
>
> aspects of yarn crafts can be just what the doctor ordered when it
> comes to coping
>
> with grief, depression, or that funk you just haven't been able to
> emerge from. Though
>
> knitting and crochet are often looked at as lighthearted, serene
> crafts, the emergence
>
> of many crafting social groups over the last several years speaks to
> the release
>
> of both the craft and the social component that frequently comes
> along with it. A
>
> new book highlights the healing that can come from crochet.
>
> Crochet Saved My Life
>
> chronicles the journey of a college freshman coping with the usual
> suspects-new
>
> school, new state, new friends-as well as the far less familiar,
> including the surprise
>
> diagnosis of an inoperable brain tumor. Author Kathryn Vercillo
> describes how she
>
> found release from her anxiety and stress in the therapeutic nature
> of each repetitive
>
> stitch.
>
> More than telling her own story, which includes the profound motion
> of dropping a
>
> knife from her wrist and picking up yarn instead, Vercillo also
> shares the stories
>
> of other men and women who have found solace in crochet and knitting,
> as well as
>
> the effects these crafts have on those with various mental and
> physical conditions,
>
> including anxiety, depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder,
> Post-Traumatic Stress
>
> Disorder, schizophrenia and multiple sclerosis.
>
> To learn more about the book,
>
> click here
>
> .
>
> So many of us have found comfort in the stitches of knitting and crochet.
> Have these
>
> yarn crafts gotten you through difficult times in your life?
>
>
>
> Amazon book:
>
> Crochet Saved My Life
>
> The Mental and Physical Health Benefits of Crochet
>
> Authored by Kathryn Vercillo
>
> Photographs by Julie Michelle
>
> Crochet saves lives. It saved mine.
>
> In the worst throes of depression I found myself sobbing on the
> bathroom floor, the
>
> tip of a kitchen knife pointed into my wrist. I was aching to break
> the flesh and
>
> bring the pain to an end. Through sheer force of will, I pried my own
> desperate hands
>
> open and replaced the knife with a crochet hook. Then I crocheted to
> save my life.
>
> In this book, you will get to know me through my story of depression
> and healing.
>
> And you will get to know other women as well. You will meet Aurore
> who crochets to
>
> stay in touch with reality as she deals with ongoing psychiatric
> hallucinations.
>
> You will meet Laurie who made a new life with crochet after years of
> a life filled
>
> with abuse. You will meet Tammy whose crochet helps her with the ups
> and downs of
>
> living with Chronic Lyme Disease. You will meet Liza who crochets
> through the anxiety
>
> of having temporary bouts of blindness caused by an undiagnosed
> health condition.
>
> Here are some of the things you will hear them say:
>
> "When I crochet I don't think about how my body is now broken; I
> think about how
>
> I can create something beautiful and useful with my hook and either
> yarn or thread."
>
> -Vicki
>
> "When I'm anxious, I feel like a hollow hull. Crocheting helps fill
> up the void."
>
> - Aurore
>
> "I couldn't pay for therapy, but a few balls of crochet thread cost
> less than $20
>
> and provided me with many hours of crochet." - M.K.
>
> "The feeling of the yarn and the rhythmic motions produced by
> crocheting are very
>
> quieting and help me regroup, recharge and become reconnected to my
> inner self amidst
>
> turmoil and confusion." - Aimee
>
> "Crochet helps me put my pain on the back burner for a while. It
> takes my focus away
>
> from how I'm feeling and puts it in a more productive place". -
> Shelli
>
> The two dozen women whose stories are shared in this book are the
> women who hook
>
> to heal. We are not alone. Studies shows that crocheters are
> numerous; research and
>
> anecdotal evidence show that people of all ages, from all walks of
> life, with all
>
> types of health conditions may find healing through their hooks and
yarn.
> Join us
>
> on our journey.
>
> Publication Date:
>
> Jul 01 2012
>
> ISBN/EAN13:
>
> 1478190450 / 9781478190455
>
> Page Count:
>
> 304
>
> Binding Type:
>
> US Trade Paper
>
> Trim Size:
>
> 6.69" x 9.61"
>
> Language:
>
> English
>
> Color:
>
> Black and White
>
>
>
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