KNITTERS CRAFT BLANKETS FOR NEWBORNS, CANCER PATIENTS.Byline: Mark Kellam Valley News Writer Handmade hand·made adj. Made or prepared by hand rather than by machine. handmade Adjective made by hand, not by machine Adj. 1. blankets brought smiles to several new mothers and cancer patients at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History in Mission Hills recently, thanks to the nimble nim·ble adj. nim·bler, nim·blest 1. Quick, light, or agile in movement or action; deft: nimble fingers. See Synonyms at dexterous. 2. fingers of a close-knit group of women. Seven residents of Nantucket Creek Apartments in Chatsworth have been making lap versions of afghans, called ``lap-gans,'' for people in wheelchairs for more than eight years. They've created close to 200 lap-gans since the group started, said Alice Dauro, an original group member. ``When we started, we wanted to form a women's group, but we wanted a focus,'' she said. They decided to concentrate on knitting knitting, construction of a fabric made of interlocking loops of yarn by means of needles. Knitting, allied in origin to weaving and to the netting and knotting of fishnets and snares, was apparently unknown in Europe before the 15th cent. . Barbara Dixon Barbara Dixon may be:
The group of knitters recently brought their talents to Providence, making blankets for people battling cancer and mothers welcoming newborns into the world. Pam Willars, president of the local chapter of Embroiderers Guild of America, also participated in the knitting endeavor. ``Being on the receiving end, I know how special it can be to receive a blanket (after you've given birth to a newborn newborn /new·born/ (noo´born?) 1. recently born. 2. newborn infant. new·born adj. Very recently born. n. A neonate. ),'' said Willars, who has three sons. ``For some mothers, this may be the only thing they take home with their babies.'' On March 28, the knitting group members distributed their first batch of new blankets to patients receiving chemotherapy chemotherapy (kē'mōthĕr`əpē), treatment of disease with chemicals or drugs. One chemotherapeutic approach is the development of selectively toxic substances, i.e. in the cancer center and to mothers with their newborn babies in the maternity ward maternity ward n. The department of a hospital that provides care for women during pregnancy and childbirth as well as for newborn infants. . They met briefly with Sister Janice Matthews before heading over to deliver the blankets. Matthews said their handiwork is very important to the hospital and its patients. ``You're putting love into knittings and you're passing that love along,'' she told the group. The women in the new knitting group are formal volunteers of the hospital and accumulate volunteer hours, said Maureen Metzger, director of volunteer services for Providence. If you are interested in joining the knitting group or any other volunteer organization at the hospital, you may attend an information session from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, in the education trailer by the emergency department at the hospital. Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is at 15031 Rinaldi St., Mission Hills. For more information, call (818) 365-8051. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Tere Vasquez of Sylmar and her newborn son, Richard, receive a handmade blanket from members of a knitting group at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center. Maureen Metzger, left, director of volunteer services at Providence, and nurse Penny Hancock, second from left, join knitting group members Barbara Dixon, Anne Boccia, Pam Willars, Kay Strober, Annabelle Pickett, Sylvia Grover, Myrna Peyser, Trudie Russell, her daughter Jennifer, and Alice Dauro. Mark Kellam/Valley News |
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