One of Millions Missing
2024 finds me disabled and exhausted with crippling fatigue from ME/CFS. I used to be bright and extroverted, with a colourful wardrobe, home, and art & design practice. Now, I’m fading.
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Really lucky to have art in my life, even if I can’t paint often.
Out of necessity I’ve been drawing on my iPad (to expend as little energy as possible) which I’ve been surprised to enjoy.
It’s always interesting when you have to shift your art practice sideways for whatever reason.
I just published a calendar from my iPad work.
I have a tiny family so it’s only ever 3 people at a time for me, and not very often.
I hope it doesn’t take you too long to recover after a family do.
So raw....so real.
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I painted it to raise awareness of ME & LC and weirdly, it’s going to be on the cover of an Austrian newspaper this week with an article about ME/CFS. Weirdly because I’m Australian and not well known, but a journo saw it on instagram!
I feel seen.
Like someone understands how LC & ME/CFS changes reality, while many ignore this reality.
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I think we all feel like a shell of ourselves as our hobbies and friends slip away from us.