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91-year-old man in hospice knit 8,000 caps for the homeless - GMDino - 08-09-2016
http://www.wpxi.com/news/trending-now/91yearold-man-in-hospice-knit-8000-caps-for-the-homeless/419504225
Quote:GRANDVILLE, Mich. —
With a photo of his wife set on his left and a box of yarn to his right, 91-year-old MorrieBoogart, slowly loops the thin strip of fabric around the pegs of the loom.
Boogart, who suffers from skin cancer and a mass on his kidney, is in hospice care at Cambridge Manor.
While he is slowing down, he spends his time knitting hats for the homeless. He stopped counting after 8,000, according to WXMI.
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“I do it awfully slow, it maybe takes me two days to make a hat." Boogart told WXMI. "The only time I'm not doing it is if I fall asleep.”
The hats have a rim at the edge to cover the wearer’s ears. There are boxes of them ready to be delivered to shelters around the Grand Rapids, Michigan area.
He’s working on more caps to be delivered in October.
"Why do I do it? It just makes me feel good," Boogart told WXMI.
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RE: 91-year-old man in hospice knit 8,000 caps for the homeless - XenoMorph - 08-09-2016
good way to use his time kudos
RE: 91-year-old man in hospice knit 8,000 caps for the homeless - fredtoast - 08-09-2016
If it tekes him 2 days to knit a hat then it would have taken him over 43 years to knit 8000.
He may be dying, but he can still lay on the bullshit.
RE: 91-year-old man in hospice knit 8,000 caps for the homeless - bengal_fan_in_toronto - 08-09-2016
(08-09-2016, 02:19 PM)fredtoast Wrote: If it tekes him 2 days to knit a hat then it would have taken him over 43 years to knit 8000.
He may be dying, but he can still lay on the bullshit.
says he's been doing it for 15 years now. Maybe, just maybe his cancer is causing him to slow down to 2 days a hat?
2 days a hat may not have have always been the case.
RE: 91-year-old man in hospice knit 8,000 caps for the homeless - Rotobeast - 08-10-2016
(08-09-2016, 02:19 PM)fredtoast Wrote: If it tekes him 2 days to knit a hat then it would have taken him over 43 years to knit 8000.This is why we can't have nice things !
He may be dying, but he can still lay on the bullshit.
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RE: 91-year-old man in hospice knit 8,000 caps for the homeless - michaelsean - 08-10-2016
So it's really, "Man currently in hospice has knitted 8000 caps over the last 15 years."
RE: 91-year-old man in hospice knit 8,000 caps for the homeless - oncemoreuntothejimbreech - 08-14-2016
(08-09-2016, 02:19 PM)fredtoast Wrote: If it tekes him 2 days to knit a hat then it would have taken him over 43 years to knit 8000.
He may be dying, but he can still lay on the bullshit.
Damn, how do I get the same health insurance?