About Me
Everyone’s story is different… mine was a three year battle with breast cancer.
I vividly remember the day ~ 19 June 2017 ~ when my head scarves arrived from the other side of the world, a week after my son, Joe, had shaved my head, which was six weeks after I had started my chemo treatment. Here we are on head shaving day (27 July 2017) with my 'Ickle Sis, Auntie Ali...
It was summer, therefore hot and sticky, and although a kind friend had sent me her beautiful wig which she thankfully no longer required, I just couldn’t get on with it itching and popping off!
I didn’t mind being bald too much (except for some of the peculiar looks I would get walking down the street), but the only request Joe had made throughout all my cancer ranting was that I cover my bald head in public. I soon discovered that the UK market for pretty, comfy, classy, trendy head scarves was sorely lacking.
My perfect pre-tied scarves arrived from a specialist shop in America and were pretty expensive as I had the little surprise of having to pay duty on them to clear them from customs. I know I could have gone to some bigger, well known online store, but at that time I just felt I wanted a little more special and personal service. The ease of use of being able to slip them on quickly and not fumble about with winding, tying, knotting and subsequently regularly re-arranging it was heavenly.
The additional bonus was that my dog, Winston knew he wouldn't have to watch ten minutes of faffing when it was walk time... lead, scarf, poop bag... off we'd go! My two boys, my world...
The PICC line covers came about because throughout my treatment, I had a PICC line (a peripherally inserted central catheter) to administer my chemo drugs in my right arm for over four months, to say this was a hindrance is an understatement and the NHS bandage coverings were tight, unsightly and pinched the skin when you bent your elbow, my way round this was to chop up a pair of 60 denier tights as they were soft and I could cut them to the right length! The extra benefit here was that you could try to colour match your PICC line cover with your outfit and it stopped people asking constantly what you’d done to your arm – they must have thought I was making some weird and wonderful one arm fashion statement.
I then realised that in the UK there was a distinct lack of attractive, comfy, sized PICC line covers so decided to create some myself.
After a few years of procrastinating, on the 17 June this year, 2020, I bumped into a lady called Katie Jarvis who is a local seamstress. She has been working her fingers to the bone making face masks during COVID and I asked her if she would like to help me out when she has a quiet moment
She not only makes face masks but with her business called Tweedie Bags, makes many other beautiful things ~ hand bags, wallets, bow ties, note book covers to name a few ~ she’s a clever person. As we were chatting, she mentioned that she wears a stoma bag and said that one day she had made a covering to protect and cover her bag, and it made her feel feminine and confident again.
It seemed only fair that if I was asking her to think about making scarves and PICC line covers for me because of my experiences and journey, then she should think about designing more bags for the website as well.
And then overnight We’ve Got It Covered was born.
Thank you so much for reading and I do hope that we can bring a little bit of happiness, comfort, style and dignity to all who feel they would like it!
BIG hugs,
Kate x