I am posting the following message on behalf of Jane Fredericks, our Fundraising Committee Chair:
Hi - I work with Linda Aker, so I can remember hearing about the Preemie Project from the very beginning. It is just amazing to see how large the group has grown and how many babies and families have been touched by all the volunteer work done by this group. My eyes always well up when I read a thank-you that has been posted. I got excited about joining this group a couple of years ago and had fun knitting and crocheting baby items. Then, I had my own son and have had little time for crafting since them. But, as my little boy nears his 2nd birthday and plays on his own for short spurts of time, I’m trying to sneak off to my sewing room and get some small projects done.
I am attempting to learn a new thing today…writing a blog instead of reading them! I need this after spending the day with two of my favorite, altho frustrating ladies…my mother and her friend who are 98 and 95 years old this week and still in their own homes.
Since bloggers are introducing themselves, let me tell you a bit about myself and my involvement with The Preemie Project. My name is Linda Aker. I work full time at UIHC as a supervisor in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory. I am mother of Laura, the founder of The Preemie Project. I had the privilege of witnessing the birth of The Preemie Project. Don’t get me wrong. I was not a believer from the very beginning. Laura was in a difficult time of her life 3 1/2 years ago when she first went to the internet looking for a project to help her life have some meaning. Health issues had forced her to quit school, work and a social life and move back home. I was desperate to find anything to help her get through her days. But, when Laura said, “Mom, go get your needles” wanting me to knit with her for the babies, I could not begin to understand how my life would have time for that. I was totally consumed with a job that took up many more than 40 hours a week and taking care of a house and daughter that needed to get out of the house the minute I got home each day.
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