Yarn and Hospitals
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Well this week just disappeared! I had great plans and didn’t get around to any of them!
Tuesday I went to hospital to get my iron infusion… I had heard some horror stories about how sick people feel after it, and other stories of how people had boundless energy after it… so I wasn’t sure what to expect…
Looking out of the window of the 4th floor at the Base, it was a typical Ballarat day…
The nurses were very friendly and I even got a cuppa…
The procedure was pretty straightforward… I got to sit in a comfy chair, with mask on except when I was drinking my tea, while they hooked me up to the machine and jabbed me with a sharp needle….
After about an hour and a half I was free to go home, and that was it!
So, how did I feel afterwards?
I wasn’t sick, but I wasn’t bounding in energy either… I imagine it will take a little while for my body to absorb it all. I had two good days, but today I was super tired again, so let’s see what happens next week!
Now you might be wondering, what does yarn have to do with hospitals….
Well, on my way out, I saw this in the hospital foyer:
I somehow missed it coming in! I was very intent on heading straight for where I was meant to go I guess.
It turns out that this is a community project called “Warm”:
Here are some photos of it closer up:
According to this page, it is made by over 250 knitters and made up of over 1000 pieces! This list of contributors was next to it on the wall:
It was a lovely bonus to my day, and so much work gone into this amazing piece of art. I didn’t hang around long since we are all still social distancing, but I’m glad I got some pics…
In other yarn news..
I joined the Feb row to the Jan row and it was perfect!
Now to wait for the next row to come out on Jayda’s Channel.
This month’s RSC2021 color is green… and thankfully I have green, so I don’t need to put in another order to Bendigo Woollen Mills 🙂
It’s a long weekend here in Vic, so we are going to do some stuff around the house and in the garden…. and I will try to catch up on blog reading and comments once again! Story of my life at the moment….
Have a lovely weekend and stay safe!
I hope those infusions help you feel better soon! What an interesting yard project!
I really hope the iron infusions help get you perked up, Joy. Take good care of yourself. Glad to see your rows coming together!!
I was interested in hearing how your infusion went in case I have to have one. I hope you perk back up and it helps you feel better. Your row ny row project is looking very pretty! I go back to the hematologist March 19th. Hoping he can help. Nancy.
It sounds like your iron infusion went well Joy – great news. You’ll soon be feeling much better, I’m sure. The Warmth project is amazing! Well done on January and February fitting together so well!!!
The artwork is amazing. The first photo i thought it was just bits of fabrics all cut up to make the picture. After scrolling down & looking at your closeups I went back to the first photo & could then “see” that it was indeed all yarn. Glad your rows went together ok. They look lovely. Hugs, xx
Hope the iron helps …. horrible when you are feeling tired all the time…. I love that wall art.. people are so clever.
Hugz
Love the Warm hanging – I too assumed bits of fabric – such a lot of effort.
Hopefully, your iron infusion has you sorted soon – I never knew you could have such widely disparate reactions!
Seems those rows are getting sorted.
You have to build up your iron–soon enough you will be walking with a spring in your step again! I’m glad it went well for you! What a relief.
That’s a beautiful yarny hanging at the hospital. I didn’t realise it was all small yarn pieces until I saw the close up picture of the knitted squares. How wonderful!! Also, after your infusion, I hope you feel better and more zesty really soon.
It might take another infusion before you feel really 100% I think it was like two days after my 2nd one that i felt like my old self
the wall hanging looks great……..hope the treatment works and helps you feel better………
Hope you are feeling better and bouncing off the walls by now. Just catching up on lots of blog reading. Can’t say I felt much different after my infusion, but the next blood test said the reading was much better.