Wednesday 6 March 2019

 I have only just found this Blog which is why the dates may look a little Strange and out of sequence.


Shortly after the last post in 2017 Carrie was diagnosed with a Brain Tumour. This was removed successfully in July 2017 and Carrie manged her last ever visit to the Festival of quilts in August 2017

\Sadly, at her first follow up check the Tumour  had returned and Carrie started Chemotherapy in November 2017.

On Christmas Day 2017 saw Carrie taken to hospital as she became very ill as a reaction to her Chemo., she was in hospital all over Christmas & new Year.

In January 2018 during treatment they were doing Scans to start Radiotherapy they found that the cancer celsl had spread to the lining on her spine and this was a terminal condition. After consult\ation with Oncology and Immuno-therapy doctors Carrie chose to stop treatment and to have as much quality time with her family and  Friends as the condition allowed. We were lucky tio have Carrie with us for another 13 Weeks, She saw lots of her family and had several great gatherings  & many friends visited in that time. 

She passed away very peacefully at home under the 'Hospice at Home; team from The Rowans Hospice surrounded by her family on March 29th 2018.


Carrie is buried at the South Downs Natural Burial Centre, East Meon, Hampshire ( 18th April 2019). It was a beautiful warm Sunny day and around 100 friends, work colleagues, Quilters   and  family celebrated Carries life and said goodbye'


I want to Thank the Ladies at Breakaways Quilters for completing several of Carries last quilts for us and for Helping to label up the Project Linus quilts.

Chris Hounsell   6/3/2019