{"id":9212,"date":"2017-02-06T09:09:25","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T16:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/?p=9212"},"modified":"2022-07-29T12:54:46","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T18:54:46","slug":"handiwork-for-the-hospitalized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/handiwork-for-the-hospitalized\/","title":{"rendered":"Handiwork for the hospitalized"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><figure id=\"attachment_9227\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9227\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9227 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/02\/28140505\/EXT_020617_Behm-Quilt-Photoshop-e1578689747395.webp\" alt=\"couple holds up a quilt\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/02\/28140505\/EXT_020617_Behm-Quilt-Photoshop-e1578689747395.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/02\/28140505\/EXT_020617_Behm-Quilt-Photoshop-e1578689747395-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/02\/28140505\/EXT_020617_Behm-Quilt-Photoshop-e1578689747395-200x133.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sharon Behm and husband Steve display one of Sharon&#8217;\u0092s homemade lap quilts, to be donated to hospitalized palliative care patients at UCH.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On a bright late January morning, Sharon Behm stood in the lobby of the Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital and spread out large colorful, ornately designed pieces of cotton and flannel.<\/p>\n<p>The eye-catching fabrics won\u2019t cure disease. But if the past is any indication, they will offer a measure of emotional comfort and relief for those facing serious, life-limiting illnesses.<\/p>\n<p>Behm, of Lakewood, was at the hospital with husband Steve to deliver several lap quilts she\u2019d hand-made for individuals admitted to inpatient palliative care beds at UCH. The cloth strips, squares and panels of the quilts displayed scenes of flowers, woodlands, fairies, fruit, children and much more \u2013 a remarkable display of craftsmanship infused with artistry and soul.<\/p>\n<p>The quilts are a welcome sight to patients confined by illness to the hospital and to their families and loved ones, said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/provider\/jeanie-youngwerth-md-hospice-and-palliative-internal-medicine\/\">Jeanie Youngwerth, MD<\/a>, a hospitalist and medical director of the Palliative Care Service at UCH.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9230\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9230\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9230 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/02\/28140504\/EXT_020617_Youngwerth-and-Behm-e1578689787471.webp\" alt=\"three people look at fabric\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/02\/28140504\/EXT_020617_Youngwerth-and-Behm-e1578689787471.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/02\/28140504\/EXT_020617_Youngwerth-and-Behm-e1578689787471-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/02\/28140504\/EXT_020617_Youngwerth-and-Behm-e1578689787471-200x133.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeanie Youngwerth, MD, right, director of the Palliative Care Service at UCH, thanks Sharon and Steve for their donation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe quilts bring a sense of home and comfort to our patients,\u201d Youngwerth said. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to get that sense in the hospital. The warmth and caring make a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The quilt donations began in 2013 with the opening of the hospital\u2019s four inpatient palliative care beds. Behm made contact with Kathy Bunzli, RN, then a palliative care nurse with UCH. When she learned from a friend that Bunzli was looking for quilts for rolling \u201ccomfort carts\u201d stocked with items to offer patients physical and emotional balm, Behm promptly made and donated a few and hasn\u2019t stopped since.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9215\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9215\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9215 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/02\/28140505\/EXT_020617_Quilt-Detail-Photoshop-e1578689980107.webp\" alt=\"a quilt panel that shows trees and fall colors\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/02\/28140505\/EXT_020617_Quilt-Detail-Photoshop-e1578689980107.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/02\/28140505\/EXT_020617_Quilt-Detail-Photoshop-e1578689980107-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/02\/28140505\/EXT_020617_Quilt-Detail-Photoshop-e1578689980107-200x133.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A panel from one of Behm&#8217;\u0092s quilts evokes images of autumn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She said she gets design ideas from magazines and is constantly on the lookout for the panels and strips of material that form the basis of her highly individual stitchery. \u201cYou can tell they\u2019re not machine-made,\u201d she said with a note of pride as displayed them in the lobby.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve had patients and families who think we\u2019re going to take them back,\u201d Youngwerth said. \u201cWe tell them, \u2018No, they\u2019re for you.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9232\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9232\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9232\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/02\/28140503\/EXT_020617_Behm-Brightness-Photoshop-1-e1578689925784.webp\" alt=\"women holds up a quilt\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/02\/28140503\/EXT_020617_Behm-Brightness-Photoshop-1-e1578689925784.webp 400w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/02\/28140503\/EXT_020617_Behm-Brightness-Photoshop-1-e1578689925784-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/02\/28140503\/EXT_020617_Behm-Brightness-Photoshop-1-e1578689925784-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/02\/28140503\/EXT_020617_Behm-Brightness-Photoshop-1-e1578689925784-200x134.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Behm&#8217;\u0092s smile matches the bright designs of one of her quilts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The hospital is not the only beneficiary of Behm\u2019s work. She said she knits mittens by the hundreds for the Denver Rescue Mission as well as bags for the Action Center, which serves homeless individuals and families.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve reached so many people,\u201d Youngwerth said, as she thanked Behm. With that, she gathered the quilts and headed to the 11<sup>th<\/sup> floor of the inpatient tower to deliver the brightly colored fabrics that for those traveling hard roads would be so much more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a bright late January morning, Sharon Behm stood in the lobby of the Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital and spread out large colorful, ornately designed pieces of cotton and flannel. The eye-catching fabrics won\u2019t cure disease. 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