LoveQuiltsUK - Archie P's quilt

Archie P's quilt (Quilt Completed)

Born:	2008
Illness:	Down's syndrome.
Theme: Superheroes Quilt delivered: 9th Apr 2021

Thank you

Came today. Big thank you to all.

Finished photos

Quilted by: Pat

Individual squares

Stitched by: Ann (+) Submitted: Oct 2020	Stitched by: Cairine (+) Submitted: Oct 2020
Stitched by: Comfort Pillow Group (+) Submitted: Oct 2020	Stitched by: Comfort Pillow Group (+) Submitted: Oct 2020
Stitched by: Comfort Pillow Group (+) Submitted: Oct 2020	Stitched by: Ginny Pledger (+) Submitted: Sep 2020
Stitched by: Ginny Pledger (+) Submitted: Sep 2020	Stitched by: Heather C (+) Submitted: Jul 2020
Stitched by: Jan G (+) Submitted: Dec 2020	Stitched by: Marie (+) Submitted: Sep 2020
Stitched by: Marilyn Foyle (+) Submitted: Oct 2020	Stitched by: Shirley (+) Submitted: Sep 2020

Card

Stitched by: Kaz Bowen

Biography

Archie was born in 2008. He made a dramatic entrance 2 months early with both of us being poorly leading to an emergency c-section. I didn't see Archie for 2 days as I was unconscious after complications. When I awoke the nurses were very teary and I thought "oh no he's passed away!" The Dr came and told me Archie had been born with an extra chromosome, a hole in the heart and a murmur, but he was alive and the diagnosis was minor compared to his health issues.

After 10 weeks in picu we came home. We were lucky in that in our area within a month there had been 7 babies born with Down's syndrome so we were all there to support each other. Growing up Archie has had several operations due to his narrow ear canals, his sight plus his tonsils out. He attended mainstream school until he was senior school age and now attends a fantastic special school.