A method and apparatus for providing tangible evidence of intercessory prayers offered on behalf of a recipient is disclosed. A soft sculpture in the form of a doll or stuffed animal and being comprised of a fabric material suitable for the application of handwritten signatures by a writing implement is utilized to perform the method of the present invention. The method of the present invention includes the steps of fabricating the soft sculpture doll with the attached writing implement, circulating the soft sculpture doll among a plurality of persons who have pledged to remember the recipient in their personal prayers, and delivering the soft sculpture with an attached prayer inscription to the recipient.

This invention relates to soft dolls and animals formed of groups of stuffed segments on flexible cores. The torso, arms and legs of the doll are formed by different groups of stuffed segments on flexible cores. The segments in each group are sewn together and segments of the torso are sewn to segments in the arms and legs. A head is attached to the torso.

A stuffed animal toy and a removable head covering accessory such as a hairpiece, a wig or a hat. The toy includes a body simulating an animal having a torso, legs and a head. The head covering accessory is removably attachable to the head and to at least one additional attaching area of the body whereby a person with an illness resulting in loss of hair can emotionally identify and relate to the toy by alternate attachment of the head covering accessory to either atop the head in a normal in-use position or to the body in a carried position. The preferred additional attaching area is a paw area of one leg to simulate carrying or holding of a hairpiece or wig by the toy, the hairpiece or wig being the preferred embodiment of the head covering accessory.

An alternative medicine elements package in which a soft sculpture doll having a body portion and at least two arm-like appendages attached to the body portion includes a magnet in each of the arm-like appendages and a copper strip that extends through the body portion and into each of the arm-like appendages.

A message delivery assembly (10) and a method for conducting business (400) using the message delivery assembly (10) which has an exterior (12) in the shape of a Teddy-bear or substantially any other desired shape. Particularly, the message delivery assembly (10) includes a containment cavity (40) which frictionally receives a generally hollow cylinder (50) which is selectively lockable within the containment cavity (40) by use of a key (70), and which contains a personal message (90) from a user which is delivered to an intended recipient in a relatively secure and convenient manner.