Prayer Flag Project: Day 3 Strength

June 3:  Detail

 Today's flag is for my Sisters in Cloth friend, Barb, who has just learned she has breast cancer.  Barb is the epitome of strength, positive energy, and thankfulness that her diagnosis was swift, her tumor is tiny and contained, and that her treatment will be bearable.   Her resilience in the face of adversity is admirable, and a lesson to all around her.

Don't we all have Sisters, though, who have been diagnosed with this terrible disease?  My mother in law, sister in law, best friend, blood sister, and many others in my near and dear circle have all battled breast cancer.  Really, this flag is not just for Barb, but for you all.  I pray for Health, Healing, Courage and Strength as you rage against this diagnosis.  My favorite quote is from Lady Macbeth, who wanders around her drafty castle after she has gone mad saying, "Out, Out!  Damn Spot!"...  My feelings exactly.

Day 3's flag is made of a piece of upholstery linen, silk floss, fabric shards, an antique quilt block, and embroidery.  The words on the tag say "Fetch me a medical doctor" on one side, and are translated to German on the back.  They are snipped from an English/German conversation book carried by a WWII soldier over enemy lines.