Life Changed in an Instant

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[@ezzahhh]

Rest in Peace sweet Melanie, you didn't deserve this at all. I'm absolutely heartbroken from hearing the news. Wishing the family all the best during this difficult time.

[@gulserocak]

I’m so sorry that we have lost you Melanie... we all have learned so much from you and your channel .. thank you so much… hope the best for the family and the children …

[@threestepsfromtheblues7501]

Rest In Peace Melanie; thank you for your time and great content over the years.

[@mattrosensweet1502]

R. I. P. Melanie ! You helped me begin my crochet journey about 4 1/2 years ago. Thank you. Prayers for you and your family. My heart hurts.

[@olguiq1013]

What a punch to my soul. MAY you be in the light. 😪

[@ashleelarsen5002]

I'm starting crochet right now!

[@MaLu-nz7fy]

Your health is more important. The videos can wait. We understand. Best wishes to an swift recovery 🙏

[@katiewilkinson8591]

Hi Melanie it's Katie from the UK, we understand and as another person said, your health is more important. I wish you all the best and hope you have a speedy recovery. Take care and lots of love to you and your family x🙏💋♥️

[@terrystephenson8253]

I am so glad you are ok and recovering. We all agree that your health is more important. Stay strong and prayers for you and your family. Hugs, Terry from VA.

[@ruru6881]

She passed ,RIP

[@jonogren5567]

@@katiewilkinson8591 RIP in January

[@HealthyGroceryGirl]

Praying for you Melanie! Take all the time you need! xo

[@MelanieHam]

Thank you Megan!

[@felicityporter3050]

@@MelanieHam we love you forever ♥️

[@joyscranfield5527]

I still watch her videos. They are a resource that's impossible to do without. Rest in perfect peace, Melanie!

[@LeahDay]

I'm so sorry to hear this Melanie! Please rest and relax and heal. You'll be in my thoughts.

[@MelanieHam]

Hi everyone! Here's a little update video about where I disappeared to the last several weeks. I'm so sorry I couldn't do more holiday videos, I'm so bummed about that! I'm on the mend and will be back to normal soon... let me know what you want to see this winter/spring!

[@foxxybrown291]

Melanie Ham So glad you’re gonna be good. Life is complicated and has rubbish timing lol. Take care! 💜💜💜 xx

[@MelanieHam]

@@foxxybrown291 So true ;) timing was not the best, BUT I have lots to be thankful for! Thank you for the kind note!

[@pattyfarghaly1821]

Please just rest and don't overdo it. Were not going anywhere. 🙏🙏💕💕

[@HWolfe]

You are in my prayers. I had a renal tumor removed from my left kidney in '09. It takes time to heal, but you will be fine. It does take time, I repeat...t-i-m-e...but God has got this. You are in my prayers hom. Bless you!!♡♡♡♡♡

[@katied8415]

Don’t feel bad about missing videos your health is the most important thing so focus on your recovery! ❤️♥️❤️♥️

[@NikkiPhillippi]

Thank GOD! I am so glad you are ok!🙌🏻🙏🏻

[@studioknit]

Wonderful to see you back, Melanie, and healing so beautifully. 💖

[@mrs.cookie5610]

Thank God you're alright. No need to apologize, please do what you have to & take care of yourself. I'm so very happy your back🤗😉

[@manaliasaucedo5247]

Melanie it was so good to see you!! Praying that you continue to feel better.

[@ireneculjak3443]

🕊💫 Rest in peace beautiful Melanie. You will always be a part of our crochet worlds 💕 thank you for all your wonderful videos.

[@darlenemchenry1104]

Whenever I begin a new project, I remember how it was YOU who sparked my interest in crocheting. You were a bright, beautiful light in this world, and you are sorely missed. Rest in peace, sweet Melanie.

[@roseacresfarmily]

I'm so shocked and sad at the loss of this precious lady!!! I'm so sorry to the family!!! 😥😔🙏

[@nsmithers1]

Melanie, I am so happy to see you back and looking well. I have Lupus so I understand the emotional roller coaster you go through. Sending you many blessings and hugs.

[@RealCindra]

You’re obviously a beloved person! I’m so happy that you’re doing well. Many blessed thoughts and well-wishes coming your way❤️

[@emmadurrant566]

Hi Melanie, I’m so sad to hear about your health struggles. I hope you feel well soon and continue to grow stronger with each week. I only discovered your channel after randomly deciding I wanted to take up a hobby in mid December. The next day I was out buying yarn and crochet needles and now I’ve made all my nearest and dearest a scarf each! I found your channel whilst you were going through your toughest times health wise so I just had to comment and send you my love and appreciation from London, U.K. Thinking of you and your family, best wishes x

[@SecretYarnery]

Sorry Melanie! I had the same thing back in 2011. We're one kidney sisters now! Recovering takes ages! I remember hiding halfway up the stairs because I didn't have enough air to do it all once, and didn't want to worry the kids. MASSIVE hugs to you. Take your time, and take it easy - we will ALL be waiting for you when you are ready. Xx!!😘😘

[@jadirar113]

I’m sorry you had such a health scare. I’m glad to see you looking healthy and beautiful. Take your time on returning back to work, we totally understand. I’ll keep you in my prayers 💕🙏🏻

[@pamelaspeyer698]

Rest in Peace Melanie. You will be missed. Prayers to your family. Thank you for teaching me how to crochet when I was ill. You helped me through a difficult time. May your light shine bright above.

[@nancolgan9955]

Love you Melanie Ham - so glad you're back - I look forward to seeing your future videos and classes. Keep up the good work and take good care.

[@salliebeard1899]

Invoking a blessing of favor for continuing healing, returning to YOU, and moving forward. Prayers for you & your family & friends.

[@luckysuzful]

Melanie - I’m so glad you are healthy and you look very happy as well. The most important thing is taking care of yourself and spending time with family. Of course your fans are glad to see your smiling face again, but know that taking care of yourself should be priority #1. We will always be here for you when you are ready. Sending love and light your way.

[@HappytohookCreations88]

Melanie, I went through this with my mom and now with my brother in law( his tumor is cancerous) I love watching you! You helped inspire me to start my own channel!😊 Please just take your time and recover! So glad that you are on the mend. Take care and thank you for sharing with us. I will be praying for you.

[@januaryturner3687]

So glad you are on the mend! Praying for quick healing!!!

[@veevee111]

Thank you for being so candid. I'm praying for your continued healing.

[@amypreston9286]

Best wishes to you in your ongoing recovery. You’re in my thoughts and prayers.

[@dorothygriffiths6626]

Melanie I have followed you from the start, you taught me to sew. I have really missed you but thankful you are back and recovering. Don’t worry about us here in vlog land we all understand and care about and will always be here for you. Take extra care of yourself lovely Melanie, one day at a time. God Bless. Sending you hugs and lots of love xxxxxxxxx Dorothy U.K. 🙋🏻😘😘❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@cherylgero1177]

I'm so glad you are recovering-and like everyone is posting, please dont worry about disappointing anyone-we all understand❤️ your health and family come absolutely first,always. I found you about a year ago?or so,when I decided to finally teach myself crochet(something I had wanted to do for a long time),and basically learned from you!So thankyou for all that you do❤️

[@amandaturley684]

So glad you are on the mend! Thank you for being so open. Praying for your continued recovery.

[@dianerussell1593]

So glad youre on the mend. Take care of yourself and your family, everything else can wait. Prayers are with you.

[@momgrandma5496]

You’re sweet. Worrying about our loyalty should not be on your list of concerns. Prayers for you and your family.

[@cynthiaridgeway1100]

Thank goodness that you are without cancer. I am so grateful for your being. You are amazing and I'm so grateful I found your channel. Be well and good to yourself. Many prayers for your speedy recovery.

[@tammi67able]

So true

[@jeannielautenschleger9984]

Hope your feeling better! I love all you do for us. You're my favorite instructor. I learned to crochet watching your videos ❤️

[@MelanieHam]

Aww thank you!

[@andreasalgado948]

Praying for you, Melanie! Take your time to heal and rest! Thanks for sharing!

[@ritaromaker5613]

Prayers for you! I know how fast your life can go sideways. March 5,2017 we lost our youngest daughter in a car accident. She was a beautiful 17 year old senior out on a date with her boyfriend. It was a normal day for our perfect family and then our world came crashing down. I’m so glad you had a good out come with your scare. I love your Chanel and learning to craft and sew has been an outlet for me during my grieving process. I think I has honestly kept me from going insane and may have just help save my life. It started as a way to remember my daughter as we always said we wanted to learn calligraphy. One day while feeling particularly sad I was scrolling through KZbin and came across a handlettering video and decided to teach myself in honor of my daughter. My crafting spiraled from there to sign making and most recently sewing. KZbinrs like yourself have no idea of the impact your content can make in a strangers life. So for that thank you! Sorry for the long post but this topic really struck me. Best wishes to you.

[@suzio6571]

I'm so sorry Melanie passed away at such a young age. Praying for God to comfort her husband and children.

[@robdebl2414]

Aww!!! Hope all heals well!! Praying!!

[@dawngump7096]

Melanie, Thank you for sharing. Praying that you heal and are able to get back to the things you love.

[@handsOFmany]

I'm thankful that you're doing well 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 I will be praying for you're recovery... And your family ❤️😇🙏🏾 Take care of yourself... we'll be "patiently waiting"🙋🏾‍♀️for your next project 😇

[@BeatrizTiti]

Get better, that's all that matters. We are praying for your full recovery. You look great by the way. We will be here, promise.

[@jasminaopachich8149]

Hi Melanie, I am new to sewing and your channel has helped and inspired me to keep creating. I wish you the fastest recovery and thank you so much for your videos.

[@tiffanyhiatt7354]

Love and prayers for your recovery and I’m so glad you’re ok!

[@annieaviles4760]

So glad you are doing well, Melanie!!!! My baby sister had her kidney removed due to cancer when she was a toddler, and close to 40 years later, she is still going strong. You will get stronger each day. And now you have a testimony to share with others who may be going through such a stressful time. You are such a beautiful person.

[@chrissy1luv78]

I'm so sorry to hear you had to go through all that, but happy you are doing better my prayers to you and the family..our health is more important than anything much love and peace 💕

[@flustard1]

I am so glad you are back and glad you are getting well . God bless you always. Rosie from California

[@ronibradley234]

good luck Melanie, thanks for all the great vids you have done.

[@kathypool3990]

I am so glad it’s not cancer. Feel better soon. Yes surgery does take a lot out of you. I just had shoulder surgery. Very difficult. I can’t crochet for awhile. Looking forward to your future videos. Prayers to you as well.

[@pcavesnana]

Be well, sweetie. We will wait for you. Sending good thoughts 😘

[@sandraleguizamon1827]

I’m super happy your feeling much better!!! I love All of your videos, 🙏☺️

[@beverlyerwin5572]

All the best Melaine! Happy you are doing better. Prayers for a continued recovery. Take your time to get back on you feet. Sending hugs!

[@2Cats1Doll-craft]

I wish you a year of health and creativity. ❤️

[@lynnconroy8]

Hi! A few years ago I had kidney cancer. Because of where it was located, they had to take my entire kidney. Prayers to you. Stay healthy, drink water, limit sodium and you should live the life you would have with 2 kidneys.

[@MyInquiringMind]

I’m so sorry to hear your story and just wanted to tell you your outlook is amazing. Prayers you stay in remission 🙏🏻

[@lainer1130]

Glad you are on the mend. Speedy healing!

[@ritavinatieri5939]

So glad you are doing better. Prayers for you!

[@grannysews1]

Prayers for a full recovery. Your health is what's important for you and your precious family. Take the time to heal. We will be here for you.

[@rmcrms5]

I'm glad it wasn't cancer. Take care of yourself first and we'll be here when you're up to it.

[@joypeaceo]

Hi Melanie, God has truly bless you! I'm so glad for you. Take care and thank you for so many helpful videos.

[@lovinyaya006]

I am so glad you are ok. I haven't shared but I've made so many hats from your tutorials. You inspired me to learn to crochet. Take time to heal. We'll be here.

[@susanpuckett3518]

Melanie, don't worry about people wondering when you're going to put another video out. Just keep on recuperating from major surgery. Whenever you do another video is up to you and how you feel. Prayers to you.

[@morganquilts]

Continuing to send you prayers. I have Lupus and several other auto immune diseases so I totally get that life is full of ups and downs and lots of curve balls. Please don't feel bad about things you feel you should have done. Your health comes first and everything else can wait. All of your fans/friends will be here praying for you and will be ready for more videos and tutorials when you are ready to begin again. So take care of you and everything else will fall into place when the timing is right.

[@twiggers23]

Bestest wishes to you and your family Melanie. I wish you good health and a speedy recovery x

[@andreahales286]

Bless you Melanie. I wish you a speedy recovery. Xx

[@lorrainegatzke1048]

Greetings from Johannesburg South Africa. Thank heavens you are ok and on the mend. 🙏🙏🙏

[@ehuntster]

Melanie you are in my prayers and thoughts. I lost my Dad this past October to a degenerative lung disease, so I know how stressful time in the hospital is and how scary it all is. Take the time you need to heal physically and emotionally/mentally/spiritually. We love the beautiful content you make but we love you most of all. Wishing you all the best for a speedy and full recovery.

[@fredahall5722]

So glad you're doing better. Praying for you.

[@warrenwillis4053]

Take Care Melanie will be praying for you. You made sewing simpler-Thank You

[@99999cathy]

Take care of yourself. When things like that happen suddenly it is physically AND mentally traumatic. Make sure you give some thought to the mental part of this too. Show yourself a little kindness!

[@ashleyhernandez7591]

You will forever be an inspiration to me Mel!! Rest and create wherever you may be sweet angel! 💚

[@aneelabalsavr1561]

God bless! Stay healthy and happy Melanie Ham!

[@karensharp5167]

Melanie, SO happy to hear you’re feeling better! Seriously take your time getting back up to speed. We will be here when you’re ready.

[@sewgatormomm]

So glad to hear your prognosis. Kidneys are very cool things, but you only need 1/3 of one to function normally. You will do fine with the single. Surgery recovery is a roller coaster and it will take several more weeks to regain your normal activity level. Be kind and patient with yourself.

[@samanthamis]

Hi Melanie! Thank you for sharing your story with us. I’m glad you’re on the mend! I wanted to share something with you that you may find interesting. My 15 month old daughter was actually born with one kidney. There is/never was anything else where her other kidney would have been. She is no different from any other 14 month olds she had no medical issues at all. Wishing you a healthy rest of your recovery and we are excited for new videos!

[@angel4uandi]

When I watch Melanie in her videos, I can’t help but be sad of her passing. I am in disbelief. My condolences to her family. Thank you for all your video tutorials. Thank you for sharing your tips and tricks. I have learned quite a bit from you. Rest In Peace beautiful soul.

[@thebluevelvetriver]

I feel the same way 💗

[@berlymahn]

This is hard to watch. Wonderful energy. Glad she had an additional 3 years!

[@sueleopold9816]

All the best for good health, Melanie. Blessings to you.

[@maggierivers2830]

Melanie thank God that you are doing fine and thank you for sharing. I will definitely have you in my prayers. God bless.

[@MaryChrapliwy]

So glad to see you back. Thanks for coming on - make sure they keep an eye on the other kidney. My husband had kidney cancer and within a year also had it in the other kidney. Fortunately the first time, they were able to save the kidney, but they were not able to save the next kidney.

[@tinawallhead783]

I know exactly how u feel. I had kidney cancer in both kidneys and now only have 2/3 of one kidney. It takes about 18 months for your body to recover from the surgery. Strange symptoms appear and disappear. Glad u didnt have cancer but please dont be hard on yourself if you dont feel as well as you think you should. I have only recently found your channel, I'm trying to learn some crafts to keep me busy as I no longer am able to work. I guess there was a reason I saw ur channel that has now become clear. If you need some support as you get better please feel free to reach out, there are not too many people in the world that are female, and as young as us that have this problem. X

[@MaryChrapliwy]

Hi Tina, the same thing happened to my husband. He lost only a small part of his kidney, but a year later cancer was in the other kidney and they had to remove the whole thing. He's doing fine, but doctors are always checking his labs and CT scans to make sure he stays fine.

[@tinawallhead783]

@@MaryChrapliwy yes I have the same checks yearly. My cancer was found at the same time though. It's much more common in men over 65 than women. Especially women aged 45 as I was when this happened. I hope ur husband continues to do well

[@brittanyconley3312]

You’re our go to girl Melanie! Take it easy and when you are ready we are more than excited to keep making with you!

[@lauraroarty8396]

So glad you are feeling better! Sorry to hear you went through all that!

[@monicawilga9539]

Sending many prayers your way Melanie 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼. That is a lot to go through, so take care of yourself first and we will still be here patiently waiting 😘💗...no worries about that! 😊

[@donnabennett2853]

Will be keeping you in my prayers .... take care of yourself and take time to heal. Just lay back in God’s arms and soak up all of his love !!

[@denischabriddell986]

Amen I'm agreeing with you in prayer. 🙏🙏

[@slinman100]

I’m so thankful you r doing better. God Bless You!

[@angelsgargoyles4025]

Thank You Melanie, for sharing. Take Care, take your time. Be Safe.

[@gailgaskell3620]

I just got to know you darling . I'm so sorry that god has taken you to heaven. I watch all your video . you was very brave and strong . I have had cancer twice . your a very special angel . all my love to your husband and children 🧚‍♂️ Abigail uk

[@kristenhills]

RIP MELANIE 🙏🏻 you have changed all of our lives for the better and we will never forget you. I pray now for your family and friends

[@lavieenlavande]

I’m so glad that you’re doing better, Melanie. That would be a scary discovery and process for sure. No need to apologize for taking care of yourself and your health-that always comes first and foremost. I wish you continued healing and a wonderful new year ahead.

[@BJ7481]

Wishing you a speedy recovery!

[@ruthm4749]

You are a jewel in the Lord's crown ,you are loved and will be sorely missed. Prayers to you and your family.

[@emmasheppard2639]

Oh sweet lady. You have no reason to be sorry at all, just have been a terrifying shock to you all. Many mending squishy hugs xxx

[@marywitherow4656]

Thanks for your update. I will continue prayers for you. You are the very first KZbinr that I watched for crocheting. You taught me how to crochet the easy baby blanket. My granddaughter loved it.(was for my 1st great-grandson) Take care and may God bless you and yours.

[@mamaluvstosew38]

God bless you Melanie! Prayers for you for a full recovery. You are such a blessing to so many!

[@loverbutterfly]

Sad and heartbreaking to watch this video the day her family announced she passed away 😭😭😭

[@tracys7770]

Knowing what you've been through, I'm so sorry things didn't work out. I would of definitely given you a kidney just to have you back. I think about ya everyday and miss you so much. You were my inspiration to quilting and the reason I started. I made my first quilt watching your step by step videos and it turned out great. I still watch you you everyday but you are dearly missed. You may not be physically with us but I know your watching over us. RIP Melanie we love and miss you!!!

[@yeaz0317]

So glad you are recovering well! Take care and glad you are feeling better!!

[@suziwainwright848]

Hi Melanie ,so sorry you have been ill. I just wanted you to know that your videos inspired me to continue to try to learn to crochet. I made the Beachy Shawl and it turned out pretty well.l have been praying for you. Hope you are much better by now.

[@rosannanel]

Praying for a full and speedy recovery xx

[@SewKnitee]

So glad you're well and everything worked out for you!

[@reginajohnson5428]

So glad doing better. I love your videos and take care of yourself.

[@gailrogers3158]

Glad to see you back and that you are making a good recovery. Take care 🌸