Komani ‘bedsox’ project warms feet, and hearts
A project that started some years ago to keep the feet of new mothers with sick premature babies warm while they stayed at Frontier Hospital looking after their infants, has blossomed.
At the start of the project, 14 pairs of socks were made and given every fortnight as the mothers would not give them back to the ward nurses. They were too warm not to keep.
Over the years, more “bedsox” have been made and given away.
Slowly, word got out around Komani that polar fleece “bedsox” or foot warmers were made locally. Many people called for one or two pairs, and continue to do so.
In recent years, the demand came from people who were going through chemotherapy and battling with cold feet, asking for the polar fleece “bedsox”. They have been lovingly made and given.
The “bedsox” creator and sewer decided, in light of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, to make 50 pairs and donate them to the East London oncology facility, for those going through chemotherapy and battling with cold feet.
What makes them different to knitted or crocheted ones? They are light in weight, comfortable, and it does not feel like one’s ankles are being strangled. They are also magic in your sheepskin slippers when the slippers become very loose with age and wearing.
Paying for these “bedsox” is not an option. The creator prefers to “pay it forward”.
If someone needs something and you are able to give it for free, do so. When they try to pay you, tell them instead to help someone else when they can. Continue to “pay it forward”.
What a huge undertaking the 50 pairs of polar fleece bedsox has been, but they were finally completed, packaged, and delivered to the oncology centre in East London, for them to share with those in need.