tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557108415401196276.post3681679870072880708..comments2024-03-20T04:14:34.401-07:00Comments on lake•salt•knit: Knitting is TherapyVirginia Catherallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401694764861162157noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557108415401196276.post-51885196946437659642014-08-11T05:28:43.597-07:002014-08-11T05:28:43.597-07:00Knitting is so supportive. I carry it along and th...Knitting is so supportive. I carry it along and the repetition calms me. I can think and ponder as my fingers form each stitch or I can simply zone out and when I wake again discover the growing fabric under my fingers. <br />My heart goes out to you for your loss. You wonder if it is better to have the quick shock or the lingering. My mom just died in July - her diagnosis was in February. We had a lot of time to prepare but we also had waking each morning to uncertainty and pain. And in the end even with time to adjust and get ready the shock still overwhelms you. Mom and I knit many projects together this year and it was therapeutic. I must admit afterwards I just kind of lost my knitting and could not consentrate. I am slowly finding my sts again and falling into a new rhythem.<br />Take time for yourself to healWhatzitknitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01296329628403155939noreply@blogger.com