One of BCforum's members, Gwen Taylor, called herself "elway" when she was in the bcforum chatroom. She was one of the original members.

When she began to have a difficult time with her treatments, we decided to make her an afghan. Each of us made a ribbon to put on one of the afghan squares. On these ribbons we put the nickname we use in bcforum, our state or other-than-US-country, and a quality we wished to give to her. We wanted to send her our love and the qualities we put into the afghan.

Gwen died on November 22, 2000

The Afghan was donated to the Livingston Hospital in Gwen's name for patients going through chemo. The cards that came with the quilt are available to be read and other patients will have a roll of pink ribbon available so that people can attach their own little piece of themselves to it.

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The ribbons were added to the site in the order in which they arrived.

willow wrote:

This ribbon is pink like the breast cancer awareness ribbon to remind you that many dedicated people are searching for a cure and it will be found.
The thread is green to remind you that even though the trees lose their leaves and the grass turns brown in the winter, spring brings renewal.
For all the tomorrows, for all the seasons, for the miracle of spring, for the love of all of us who care about you, I put HOPE in this ribbon.
For all the small blessings that come our way each day, a smile, a flower a candy bar, I put JOY in this ribbon.
For each moment to treasure, for kindness given and received, for the feel of sunshine, I put LIFE in this ribbon.

Susi wrote:

On my ribbon, each tiny ornament has a meaning:

Butterflies - Peace and feeling free
Lady Bug - Tranquility and good luck
Hearts - The love from all your friends, family and God

My prayers are with you, my friend

This is not the way the afghan will be put together, but, I'm having fun cyberstiching them!

Jean wrote:

I put Serenity in this ribbon so there will always be a quiet place, completely still, for you to go.
With Serenity, you'll find truth and beauty, too, and all that is the real, the essential YOU.

Your bcforum sister

Lynn wrote:

You are always in my thoughts and in my prayers.

I send my ribbon brimming with SMILES for the days when you feel sad;

and overflowing with HUGS for those days when you feel you need some warm arms around you for support.

I love you.

Mooma wrote:

Hoping.........

You feel the love that is being sent to you today

You feel the prayers I am sending your way.

May God grant you good health.

Love

Barb wrote:

I'm sending you Love because I Love you.

Peace because you can't get enough Peace.

Also I'm including two angels, the pink one with the rainbow to watch over you during the storms of life

and the blue moon one to watch over you during the night.

I sure hope your Love Afghan will keep you safe and warm for a VERY LONG TIME.

Guest wrote:

I stitched laughter in this ribbon,
I threw in the best jokes I know,
All the funny movies I've seen,
Every hysterical book I've read,
Gags and children's tricks were added to the fabric;
And no true comedy was omitted.
I did this so no day will ever pass
Without bringing you a laugh!

Unknown Guest of BCForum,
the one you always tried your best to help

Cheryl wrote:

I GIVE YOU HOPE

The evergreen reminds us that through all the seasons
and in spite of adversity and change,
life prevails
and hope grows forever new.

Mauvelady wrote:

When you look at this afghan, think of all the cyber friends you have touched...
we are all thinking of you!
Hope it will wrap you in love and assurance that your bcforum friends are always with you!

Elway's mom wrote:

I chose Faith and Trust because we must not only believe God cares,
but trust that he will take care of us.
As it is so beautifully expressed in this lovely poem by Keith Bennet:

When His eye is on the sparrow
And each budding leaf that grows;
And He sends the dew each morning
And the sunshine to the rose;
You may know beyond all doubting,
In this trial you're passing through,
God cares..... and every moment
He is watching over you!

I chose the color Green (not only to add a little earthly luck of the Irish)
but to remind you of the Old Irish Prayer.
I do believe that God is holding you in the palm of His hand.
You are in our prayers every day, my darling,
and we are trusting God to restore you to good health
so that you may use the many talents He has given just to you.

Bet wrote:

For Elway
Feel your courage
Feel how much you are loved

Linda wrote:

Elway, I picked "Faith" because faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Even though you don't see the healing manifesting in your body right now, I want faith to overtake you.

In those times when fear comes, I want that scripture to rise up and take hold of you. I picked the white ribbon because of Jesus' purity. And I picked red for the writing because the blood of Jesus was shed for our healing. "By His stripes, you are healed."

You have so many people praying for you, encouraging you, believing with you. I hope you can feel the numbers that are supporting you, you are not in this alone.

Louise wrote:

Have faith
Take care
A new friend
Hugs & Kisses

Heyjude wrote:

In this ribbon I have COMFORT, and comfort is for those difficult days. In fact;

"I wish for you..."
Comfort on difficult days,
Smiles when sadness intrudes,
Rainbows to follow the clouds,
Laughter to kiss your lips,
Sunsets to warm your heart,
Gentle hugs when spirits sag,
Friendships to brighten your being,
Beauty for your eyes to see,
Confidence for when you doubt,
Faith so that you can believe,
Courage to know yourself,
Patience to accept the truth,
And love to complete your life.

Dove wrote:

I give you my bow to send you PEACE.

The Lavender is a color of equilibrium, replenishing and rebuilding.
May it be a tonic for your body and your spiritual self.

The Purple is a color of protection.
May you surround yourself with it and allow only that which you want and consider to be good into your life.

May you always be able to find that place within yourself where you feel completely calm, safe and at PEACE.

Your bcforum sister

Chris wrote:

I can hardly believe it has been three years since we met.

I send my ribbon to you, filled with what you have given to me -

Courage, Friendship, Love, Caring & Hope.

Thank you for each of these, and I pray I too will be able to give them to someone.

Hang in there, my friend - watching the board for you!

Grammy wrote:

I put Joy in this ribbon, the joy my birds have flying free!

Dee and Bill wrote:

We wish for you -

Rainbows to follow the clouds
And Sunsets to warm your heart!

I hope you know how much we all care, and are praying for you!

Hugs

Quilt wrote:

Love is sent for all the love you receive from everyone around.
And I also send peace for all the peace you receive from us when we see you.
You can always count on having the peace after we have talked.

Fae` wrote:

This bow is blue...
to let you know it's OK to feel blue at times

The ribbon sheer...
to let you know it won't last long

The flower...
a piece of my garden

The white glitter ribbon...
the color of fairy wings

The Single Gold Fairy...
to remind you I am with you.

If you have but one person with whom you can be weak, miserable and contrite
and who won't hurt you for it ...
then you are rich!

We are each other's Rock and Comfort

Pixie wrote:

My wish for elway is Laughter for it is medicine to the soul.

Melissa (susan's daughter) wrote:

I send you time, time to be with your daughter.

susan didn't write anything, except on the ribbon! I wrote the names of bcforum members on it.

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BCforum is the chat room where the Internet Breast Cancer Support Group meets. If you need support either because you have breast cancer or know someone who does, I urge you to come join us. We meet at 8 pm EST every evening for information, hugs and laughter!

• Information - because when it comes to breast cancer, we need to be informed about all aspects of the disease.
  
• Laughter - because we want everyone to feel better when they leave the room than when they came.
  
• Hugs - because good friends hug each other.

To get to BCforum, click on the pink ribbons!!!!

We also have meetings for the men in the lives of those with breast cancer. These meetings are held Wednesdays at 8 pm EST (New York time) in the Men'sRoom. If you're a person with breast cancer, please tell your husband/significant-other/son/brother/father/friend/co-worker the room is for them. The Men'sRoom is hosted by David, his wife was treated for breast cancer in 1993.

To get to the Men'sRoom click on the heart.

Please email me if you have any problems accessing BCforum or the Men'sRoom!

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