Fran

One such immensely creative and accomplished quilter and FumbleBee member was Fran Johnson, who lost her life to ovarian cancer just four short days ago on Friday, February 29. She brought her own special brand of fun, good humor, supportiveness, wisdom, and strength to our Bee. On Wednesday, February 27, she asked her family members to summon the FumbleBees to her house for one last get together. It was an amazing gesture of love and friendship on her part and utterly typical of her. Since her diagnosis, Fran had battled her cancer with everything she had. None of it can have been easy, but she kept going through all of the surgery, chemo, transfusions, and other treatments with her usual sunny smile and with her sense of fun intact. She truly made the most of every moment of every day. She hosted our January Bee meeting at her house, and drove herself to our February 4th meeting at Maggie's, where she was as cheerful and nurturing as ever. Her spirit was just as strong when we told her goodbye on February 27.