Hello Instead of Goodbye

"When I read about the Alzheimer's Foundation's Quilt to Remember, I felt it would be a perfect way to remember Mom. She had taught both of us (Sharlene and Marijean) to sew, and we enjoy quilting so it was an appropriate method to tell about her.  Our sister-in-law, Shelley, had recently begun quilting plus she was very close to Mom, so it would be good to involve her as well...Making this pane was good for our souls: it was good to remember who our mother was and to reflect on how she influenced us.  Alzheimer's disease has been characterized as a 'long good-bye'; constructing this panel was more like a 'hello'--a hello to our mother once again."