Some kind person or persons asked about my carving or knew about my hand and wondered how it was progressing. Slowly but better. I was able to carve this little gnome for a friend going through chemo. I don’t know if you know the story but someone did a study with two “aspects” for the image of dealing with cancer. One was the sword, going to battle image, one was the gnome - little helper who carries away the disease. The Gnome image was much more successful and comforting for the patients. Hence this little guy to add whimsy and support to her on a path to health.
