I can second Malvary's post - We have brittle bone disease in the family - osteogenisis imperfecta not osteoporosis - and it certainly doesn't stop her. I am obviously 'only' a carrier as are my three children, but we think our maternal grandmother probably had it as we have some photos of her at various times with an arm in plaster, and two of my grandsons have it. There is also the possibility that my first great-grandson (son of elder OI grandson) has it too, as his eye-whites look blueish. We will have to wait and see.
A few years ago when Malvary had demolished her right wrist falling on ice, with a plate on one bone and traction supporting the other, she still worked on her Milanese all week at the workshop I was teaching, with the only help being on some awkward sewings. The quality of her work was as good as usual. And I am fairly sure that some considerable chunks of the curtain which many of you have seen in progress have been done as she waited for her two more recent breaks to heal (first upper arm, then the other wrist from above). Jacquie in Lincolnshire - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
