LoveQuiltsUK - Leah W's quilt

Leah W's quilt (Quilt Completed)

Born:	2005
Illness:	Severe dystonic cerebral palsy
Theme: Pictures of Girls (Emergency Quilt) Quilt delivered: 7th Aug 2013

Thank you

Thank you very much!

Finished photos

Quilted by: Sandra G

Individual squares

Stitched by: Ann (+) Submitted: Aug 2011	Stitched by: Debby (+) Submitted: Nov 2010
Stitched by: Ginny D (+) Submitted: Oct 2011	Stitched by: Ginny D (+) Submitted: Oct 2011
Stitched by: Iona Lister (+) Submitted: Mar 2011	Stitched by: Jan S (+) Submitted: Apr 2010
Stitched by: Kaye (+) Submitted: Aug 2013	Stitched by: Pauline (+) Submitted: Feb 2012
Stitched by: Pauline (+) Submitted: Apr 2012	Stitched by: Rossana (+) Submitted: Sep 2011
Stitched by: Sue (+) Submitted: May 2011	Stitched by: Sylvia (+) Submitted: Nov 2010
Stitched by: Wendy Bird (+) Submitted: Mar 2012

Card

Stitched by: Sandra

Biography

I fostered and then adopted Leah. Leah came to me at 6 months old after suffering a respiratory arrests at 4 months through suspicious circumstances which left her with massive brain injury she is doubly incontinent uses a wheelchair she has a mental age of 4 months which has not changed in the 7 yrs plus I have had her she has no swallow reflex so she had nasal tube then anew months later a peg put in she has regular physio because she is a very stiff girl she suffered with chronic secretions for a couple of yrs before having to have a emergency traeostomy 16 months ago she a lotta in place she requires lots of suctioning and has a humidifier, sats monitor oxygen at home she has special bed and requires regular nebs. When I first got Leah I was told she only had 6 months to live and that she could deteriorated at any time she has progressively gt worse over this last couple of months she is under palliative care at a hospice.