Thank you for sharing your struggles with chronic illness. I have what I call an invisible disability. Art has saved me mentally, emotionally and spiritually bc I look at our world through the lens of an artist again. Even with the chronic pain in my life. Your story touched me deeply. It’s rare to find a person willing to be honest. I have plenty of cursing days …
You are me at 50 years at age! I'm 75 now . the Drs told me to go home and stop complaining about Nothing!!!. My husband finally let the Dr. Off. My live sucks from Pain!! I have Fibro., Ra, Oa. Plus two more things. My husband how knew me since I was 2 years old😆 so he got so mad for me. People ,family just don't get it. I gave up so many crafts that gave me such Joy . I now crochet not suppose to, knit don't no me but my Art now keeps me going. Its painful on many body parts but to heck with it I love it and I endure that pain. I can't go without my few crafts. I lost my husband a few months before our 50 years Married. I gave up then , on Utube I found a place where there are videos where there are so many like me. Thanks for your story and I'm a new sub. I plane on watching all your videos tonite. Please excuse all my mistakes as I also am having a bad day for so many reasond. Peace and keep smiling through the pain!😉
Thank you for sharing your story, you are very brave and strong. Please don’t apologize for typing errors, the fact that you took the time to share with us here in the comments is amazing.
I can relate. After over a dozen years of invisible illeness, it does get better. Run away from those who tell you it's all in your head. But, as I said, it does get better. Finding groups with similar illness can be helpful. And, of course, art in all it's forms can help get you through the day.
I'm currently in the middle of a rheumatoid flare...3 weeks over due for my infusion due to a change in rheumatologist 😩 I have always loved to be creative and found painting around the time I was diagnosed I love it. I am actually annoyed that I just can't work on anything right now. Use your spoons where and when you need them 😊
I'm also an artist, with many chronic issues. From celiac disease, to fibromyalgia, to dysphagia (food just stops in my throat and refuses to go down), to having lost a lot of my hair, metabolic syndrome, fat liver, high blood pressure, heart pain, to back pain, declining eyesight, eczema, and arthritis on the arm that I'm painting with. I wasn't able to have kids because of all these issues. Eventually finding that I was celiac, and cutting down all grains and pseudograins (including non-glutenous ones), all sugars (fruit is ok), all processed foods, and all industrial oils (real olive oil, butter are ok), helped me immensely. Also walking 10000 steps a day helped a lot! Kind of gotten a second lease in life. Don't give up! There are ways to bring down inflammation and fight autoimmune problems, but you must be willing to do lifestyle changes. For most of my life I wasn't ready to do these changes. Eventually I hit rock bottom, and when you do that, the only way is up.
Hi Leah, I just came across your video, and I am really happy that I did. Thank you for sharing this video. I feel I could relate to a lot of what you are saying. Truly once again thank you for sharing.
Chronic illness is horrible and as no one cant see it thet dont get it. I have fibromyalgia OA OP and other issues. I met a few others at an informal art group and so many have illnesses too. Its good to know im not alone. Art and the group has been awesome
It is very hard when your chronic illness is invisible and others can’t see it or understand. Im so glad you found art and have a group you can lean on.
I've recently been diagnosed with 3 chronic conditions and I don't know how to deal with the anxiety and fear. The worst is having different specialists all saying different things that conflict. Example one tells me to do vigorous exercise like hiking and another one says don't lift anything over 3 to 5 pounds or you could break a bone and don't go out in the winter at all. Another one saying do not bang or bump your head or you could bleed out from the medication and another saying nothing else we can do . I feel so trapped between them and all these new health issues. Friends disappear when you can't go out or do anything, so I have lots of alone time to think and worry. Art is one of the few things that makes me forget for awhile.
Thank you for being so brave and sharing your story. I hear you, it’s so hard when you have multiple doctors saying different things. In my experience, I’ve learned to listen to my body and do what works for it, making adjustments to accommodate all the needs, I hope you are able to find your balance. The friends that stay and the ones you meet on this journey will be the ones that are true. That you have found art and that its helping is wonderful. Have you ever seen Ted Lasso? The Character Dani Rojas’s saying “football is life”, I feel that way about art.
@@leahevergreenart no I haven't seen that but my son came by today unexpectedly and stayed for supper and we watched Forrest Gump, I had never seen it. Truth be told I hardly ever watched TV, I was always moving, the only movies I used to watch were like 101 dalmatians or home alone, because I watched with my son when he was little. So "life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you'll get"
Thank you for sharing your struggles with chronic illness. I have what I call an invisible disability. Art has saved me mentally, emotionally and spiritually bc I look at our world through the lens of an artist again. Even with the chronic pain in my life. Your story touched me deeply. It’s rare to find a person willing to be honest. I have plenty of cursing days …
Thank you for sharing also. Some days you just have to curse… right? Curse, laugh and make art ☺️
You are me at 50 years at age! I'm 75 now . the Drs told me to go home and stop complaining about Nothing!!!. My husband finally let the Dr. Off. My live sucks from Pain!! I have Fibro., Ra, Oa. Plus two more things. My husband how knew me since I was 2 years old😆 so he got so mad for me. People ,family just don't get it. I gave up so many crafts that gave me such Joy . I now crochet not suppose to, knit don't no me but my Art now keeps me going. Its painful on many body parts but to heck with it I love it and I endure that pain. I can't go without my few crafts. I lost my husband a few months before our 50 years Married. I gave up then , on Utube I found a place where there are videos where there are so many like me. Thanks for your story and I'm a new sub. I plane on watching all your videos tonite. Please excuse all my mistakes as I also am having a bad day for so many reasond. Peace and keep smiling through the pain!😉
Thank you for sharing your story, you are very brave and strong. Please don’t apologize for typing errors, the fact that you took the time to share with us here in the comments is amazing.
Thank you for opening up to us, we are all here to support you 😊😊
Thank you ☺️
I can relate. After over a dozen years of invisible illeness, it does get better. Run away from those who tell you it's all in your head. But, as I said, it does get better. Finding groups with similar illness can be helpful. And, of course, art in all it's forms can help get you through the day.
Life is all about those Ebbs and Flows, sometimes we have rougher patches but it always gets better. ☺️
I'm currently in the middle of a rheumatoid flare...3 weeks over due for my infusion due to a change in rheumatologist 😩 I have always loved to be creative and found painting around the time I was diagnosed I love it. I am actually annoyed that I just can't work on anything right now. Use your spoons where and when you need them 😊
Thank you for sharing ☺️ I hope you are able to pick up a paint brush again soon. Definitely need to use our spoons when we can 😊
I'm also an artist, with many chronic issues. From celiac disease, to fibromyalgia, to dysphagia (food just stops in my throat and refuses to go down), to having lost a lot of my hair, metabolic syndrome, fat liver, high blood pressure, heart pain, to back pain, declining eyesight, eczema, and arthritis on the arm that I'm painting with. I wasn't able to have kids because of all these issues. Eventually finding that I was celiac, and cutting down all grains and pseudograins (including non-glutenous ones), all sugars (fruit is ok), all processed foods, and all industrial oils (real olive oil, butter are ok), helped me immensely. Also walking 10000 steps a day helped a lot! Kind of gotten a second lease in life. Don't give up! There are ways to bring down inflammation and fight autoimmune problems, but you must be willing to do lifestyle changes. For most of my life I wasn't ready to do these changes. Eventually I hit rock bottom, and when you do that, the only way is up.
Thank you for sharing your story ☺️ Im so glad you have been able to find a way to find balance and feel better ☺️
Hi Leah, I just came across your video, and I am really happy that I did. Thank you for sharing this video. I feel I could relate to a lot of what you are saying. Truly once again thank you for sharing.
Hello, Im so glad that this video was able to reach you. And thank you, for commenting and sharing ☺️
Chronic illness is horrible and as no one cant see it thet dont get it.
I have fibromyalgia OA OP and other issues. I met a few others at an informal art group and so many have illnesses too. Its good to know im not alone. Art and the group has been awesome
It is very hard when your chronic illness is invisible and others can’t see it or understand. Im so glad you found art and have a group you can lean on.
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I've recently been diagnosed with 3 chronic conditions and I don't know how to deal with the anxiety and fear.
The worst is having different specialists all saying different things that conflict.
Example one tells me to do vigorous exercise like hiking and another one says don't lift anything over 3 to 5 pounds or you could break a bone and don't go out in the winter at all. Another one saying do not bang or bump your head or you could bleed out from the medication and another saying nothing else we can do . I feel so trapped between them and all these new health issues.
Friends disappear when you can't go out or do anything, so I have lots of alone time to think and worry.
Art is one of the few things that makes me forget for awhile.
Thank you for being so brave and sharing your story. I hear you, it’s so hard when you have multiple doctors saying different things. In my experience, I’ve learned to listen to my body and do what works for it, making adjustments to accommodate all the needs, I hope you are able to find your balance. The friends that stay and the ones you meet on this journey will be the ones that are true. That you have found art and that its helping is wonderful. Have you ever seen Ted Lasso? The Character Dani Rojas’s saying “football is life”, I feel that way about art.
@@leahevergreenart no I haven't seen that but my son came by today unexpectedly and stayed for supper and we watched Forrest Gump, I had never seen it.
Truth be told I hardly ever watched TV, I was always moving, the only movies I used to watch were like 101 dalmatians or home alone, because I watched with my son when he was little.
So "life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you'll get"
@@nicoleperron3315 that is a classic 😀