ARTWORK - carried off in the grip of pain

HumbleCat

 

I saw your pictures and my heart melted.  I love your portrayal of pain in your work, it's wonderful.

Do you have copies or pictures you sell?  I would love to have a copy of both the pictures you shared.

 

I'm really happy that you found us too.  I also really hope that we can be of some assistance to you and possibly support you through your journey of pain.

Feel free to join in any where you are comfortable and I also wanted to let you know you can join us over in the forum area for are daily discussion.  there's no subject that you have to stick to and the discussion is just about sharing your daily struggles, successes, or anything you feel like sharing.

http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/25343/17571/area-site/

 

 

It's such a pleasure to meet you and I hope you are having a low pain day.

Take Care

Betty

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Pain, it's such a horrorible feeling when you can't even open a package of bologna. When someone presses really hard anywhere on your body, just with there finger and the pain radiates to a much larger space from where thier finger tip touched and hurts for several minutes. Unable to even get a massage anymore, because the rubbing causes excruciating pain from the first touch. I've been struk down with Fibromyalgia. No cure! There are ways to cope with it exercise, hot showers, constanrt movement, that way you don't get stiff, but sometimes that isn't enough. You feel that constant widespread pain all over. It's been devastating to me. But, I refuse to let it ruin my life, being as I just got my life back after being kidnapped 13 years ago. I am finally happy for the first time in my life, then I get this. However there are times at the end of the day that I will set & cry from all the pain I'm in, how exausted I am. This is so unfair for anyone that is in constant pain. Some people handle it better than others, but for those of us on strong pain meds and are still in pain it might be a little harder to handle, I know it is for me. Everyone hang in there, we have our good days & our bad days. Just hang on!!!!

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Your work is inspirational as is your story.  Keep up the good work.  There is a wealth of support in the pain art arena online.  Others will be moved by your words and work.
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  Your painting and your story is very inspiring. A lot of my family member are cancer survivors too. The pain and treatments can slow you down. They can even bring you down emotionally. You have found a way to stay strong and keep your spirits up. I love the way the art work looks like the pain just melts away and yet, you stay strong with no sign of giving in. It's hard to just hang on but with help of God we can make it. The angel holding you up and not leaving you alone. It is great for a real reason to not ever to give in. I hope you stay here with us permanently. I have MS and I am not letting go yet. It's my life and I sticking to it. God bless you and see ya later.
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     Hi HumbleCat, your artwork is beautiful; one painting is a bit remincent of Edvard Munch's "The Cry"... you manage to convey pain w/out a complete dark side.

 

      You've certainly been through the mill with cancer. I can't pretend to know what it's like to have cancer but after ten years as an Oncology RN I've been on the treatment side for awhile. A lot of people think that once you're in remission there is no pain but any chemo strong enough to treat a stubborn cancer like yours leaves people w/ neuropathy. Nerve pain is devilishly hard to control.

 

      I'm very happy for you having made it through; it takes a lot to go through what you have & like many people who develope cancer you probably had less pain before you were diagnosed but what choice do any of us have; between a rock & a hard place. I also can isolate & be content w/ my 3 rescue dogs. Again, glad you're here & made it through so much. You're able to paint & do beauiful work. Sincerely, Diana                                               

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I love your art work! Your style is so expressive and emotionally powerful. At the same time I kinda envy your ability to create. My degree is in art, but I have a horrible black block of depression which I have been battling to break through. However, I did manage a submission (however sideways it downloaded), and hope that this forum will provide the inspiration I need to crash through that block of blackness. Thank you for your inspiration!

 

MAC

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