MAKING LAS VEGAS A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE

Viewers donate yarn to women who crochet afghans for cancer patients

By Beth Fisher

CREATED Jan. 28, 2013

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  • Many viewers stepped up recently and donated a lot of yarn to 3 women who crochet blankies for cancer patients. Video by ktnv.com

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  • One of our viewers, Linda Stephens, brought yarn to Action News to donate to the three women who crochet blankets for cancer patients.

  • Linda Stephens talks about why she wanted to donate yarn.

  • Photojournalist Vince Autry wheels the yarn donations out of the station.

  • Anchor Beth Fisher delivers bags of yarn.

  • Maggie Morgenstern is one of the three women that crochet blankets for cancer patients.

  • Linda Stephens is one of the three women that crochet blankets for cancer patients.

  • Mary Lou Everback is one of the three women that crochet blankets for cancer patients.

  • An email from a viewer describing why she wants to donate yarn.

  • Bags of yarn that were donated.

  • The three women raise their hands in salute to the people of Las Vegas.

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Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- We were blown away recently after we aired a story on three women who crochet afghans for cancer patients. In the story, the ladies mentioned they could use more yarn. And did you EVER respond.  We'd like to thank you, the viewers, for making Las Vegas a better place to live.

The girls were excited when we delivered bag after bag of yarn to their home.  "Oh Beth, we found some beautiful yarn here. Oh Mary Lou, you gotta see it!"
 
Maggie, Margaret and Mary Lou are the women who crochet afghans for cancer patients.
 
Mary Lou says, "Those cancer patients, they have to keep the equipment cool.  These afghans keep you warm while you're waiting for the chemo."
 
It was that story and their sense of humor that caught the attention of viewers. And they were in rare form on delivery day -- laughing about their first on-camera appearance.
 
Maggie joked, "I saw wrinkles. Oh. More cream over there."
Margaret said, "I didn't think i looked like that or sounded like that. it's kind of a rude awakening."
 
Despite what they say, viewers found them and their hearts beautiful. Viewers like Linda Stephens, whose mother-in-law Cleta was an avid crocheter and recently passed away.
 
Linda said, "Over a 40 year period, she amassed a ton of yarn. She was an amazing lady. She loved to work with people and loved to donate her time and product afterwards."
 
And there was Dee Cameron. She sent us this email saying " My husband is a cancer survivor.  He had stage 3 colon cancer and is doing great now.  I want to give back and help. This is fantastic what these women are doing."
 
Maggie told Action News,"I am overwhelmed at people's generosity. But then you know, that's Las Vegas. When the call goes out, people just give give give."
 
Now, these feisty ladies tell us you donated enough yarn to keep them busy for about one year.
 
Another fabulous twist to this story.  A viewer who saw this story called us saying his 14-year-old daughter, Holly has always wanted to learn to crochet because her grandmother used to do it.
Well, Maggie is planning to teach her.