tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post8185409138095547947..comments2023-05-27T05:24:50.805-07:00Comments on TWELVE BY TWELVE: Chairs: What if you could not get out of yours?Diane Perinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447372718275554860noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-19070400285397948942009-02-03T02:46:00.000-08:002009-02-03T02:46:00.000-08:00Awesome!!! Having MS with limited mobility, I am ...Awesome!!! Having MS with limited mobility, I am thankful for my wheelchair. I can walk; short distances and very slowly... so I can get out of my wheelchair. But as much as I HATED IT I am now making peace that with it, my husband and I can go and do things that otherwise would not be an option. So, a wheelchair is coming to mean freedom to me. Your quilt is so very powerful. Thank you for your courage to approach the "unspeakable".tuesdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01755401129119555656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-74724134656767573872009-02-02T09:46:00.000-08:002009-02-02T09:46:00.000-08:00Powerful and very thought provokingPowerful and very thought provokingVivien Zepfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10110439402332926588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-47385360462906545562009-02-01T20:40:00.000-08:002009-02-01T20:40:00.000-08:00Helen,Glad someone chose a wheel chair it is sad t...Helen,<BR/><BR/>Glad someone chose a wheel chair it is sad that some people need such a chair but it is a reality of life for some.<BR/><BR/>I doubt I would choose assited dying but I really won't know till I am faced with such an irretrievable situation, however I hope I understand those who do make this choice and would support them 100% It is time courts, governments and law makers took a different stand to simple the 'letter of the law' in such matters and looked at the emotional presures of people facing death where they have no ability to have a say in their mental and physical suffering.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989055537382959198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-73444171238097524472009-02-01T17:49:00.000-08:002009-02-01T17:49:00.000-08:00Very powerful quilt and story. I live in the state...Very powerful quilt and story. I live in the state of Oregon, which, I believe, is still the only state in the US that has legalized physician-assisted suicide. I have had very mixed feelings about that, but believing that people should have the freedom to exercise choice about their lives, I reluctantly support it. Interestingly, the reports say that the vast majority of those who have applied for permission to end their lives, most with painful, deteriorating conditions,<BR/>do not actually carry through with it, but say the knowledge that they have that as an option has greatly improved their quality of life and given them peace from the fear of intractable pain. I think none of us knows how we would react until we are put into a desperate situation, but you have given us something to think about.Terry Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650965451863656517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-69226250829365658092009-02-01T14:39:00.000-08:002009-02-01T14:39:00.000-08:00Not long ago I had a broken ankle and was forced t...Not long ago I had a broken ankle and was forced to have a wheelchair to get to and from airplanes in large airports. It was an eye opener - I've never felt so helpless and invisible in all my years. Your quilt is an excellent response to the chair challenge. Del in SCalDelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11433487427679233617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-34480552407312545392009-02-01T14:04:00.000-08:002009-02-01T14:04:00.000-08:00Helen, your commentaries are as interesting to rea...Helen, your commentaries are as interesting to read as your quilts are to look at. Another thought provoking piece.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12821013559380002293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-73058121481335298772009-02-01T12:31:00.000-08:002009-02-01T12:31:00.000-08:00Very powerful image and thought provoking story. ...Very powerful image and thought provoking story. I recently had a a very bad experience with my back and went through MRIs and X-rays - the doctors were depressingly negative and I felt completely powerless - it was a dreadful feeling. fortunately, I am on the road to recovery and was never in any danger of being confined to a wheelchair - but for a while, the negativity of the doctors made me feel like that was my fate - I can't describe what a sense of dread I felt. You have reminded me to feel grateful every day I get out of bed, put me feet on the floor and stand upright, without pain - and even when there is pain, I know still to be grateful I can get out of bed unaided. thank you.<BR/>HilaryHilary Metcalfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07893234367292992890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-81040295105500744972009-02-01T12:25:00.000-08:002009-02-01T12:25:00.000-08:00Thanks once again for a thought provoking quilt. Y...Thanks once again for a thought provoking quilt. Your message comes across loud and clear with this simple design. Profound!Kristin Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955546754675680404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-24619294874722485782009-02-01T12:11:00.000-08:002009-02-01T12:11:00.000-08:00I saw the wheel chair image instantly and upon rea...I saw the wheel chair image instantly and upon reading your thoughts on your chair quilt I am now sitting here thinking about it. I am indeed very grateful for the movement my body can do. Thanks for the push to really think about this.Terri Stegmillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937147195403484110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-14080001784722104052009-02-01T12:02:00.000-08:002009-02-01T12:02:00.000-08:00Once again Helen you amaze me with you thought pro...Once again Helen you amaze me with you thought provoking quilt!Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561464255559358535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-28989528374423768512009-02-01T11:48:00.000-08:002009-02-01T11:48:00.000-08:00Helen,This is very clear, and graphic, and as usua...Helen,<BR/>This is very clear, and graphic, and as usual the details add to the overall image perfectly. The wheelchair image is instantly apparent -- I love the spine film transfers for the chair itself. Even without your thought-provoking text, the message from your piece is clear and beautifully said. <BR/><BR/>By the way, it brought to mind a Christmas tree I saw on tv this year, after a large department store asked children in a hospital to design their ideal tree. One boy drew his tree decorated with wheel chairs, crutches and artificial limbs -- because he viewed those aids as wonderful gifts to anyone who needed help to move. The store actually made his tree and put it in a store window, and to see a tree decorated with wheelchairs brought the same feeling to me as your quilt does. Beauty, and poignancy, and a reminder to appreciate what we can do.Diane Perinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447372718275554860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-85411585553325388672009-02-01T11:38:00.000-08:002009-02-01T11:38:00.000-08:00You have ot disappointed me, once again. I always ...You have ot disappointed me, once again. I always wait to see the story you will tell in your piece. Thank you for making me think. <BR/><BR/>I love the starkness and simplicity of your design. It helps to tell the story. Your title was a bit of an enigma to me. I thought of a 500 pound woman stuck in her chair. Fortunately, you did not take the low road with the title. When I saw the wheel, I knew immediately where you had gone with the title.Gerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06292762162661584206noreply@blogger.com