Art is medicine for the soul! Creating art to breathe & calm during my #longcovid journey. Check out my online store to buy you own little bit of art calmness.
12 months ago I caught #Covid I went onto develop pneumonia & pleurisy. For the last 12 months I've had #longcovid breathlessness, tremors, chest pain, exhaustion & no real sense of taste or smell. I have to keep going & hopefully improve. Please, be safe & keep others safe too.
Today is the 20th #MEAwarenessDay since I've been ill. It’s difficult for us to get the word out about this debilitating illness but one way is through the power of books📚
Here are some which feature ME representation (yes, some of them are by me, sorry about that)
I haven’t done much painting recently, so I was delighted to join in the wonderful @PaulPickford7 online illustration class. We had so much fun painting our ginger cats with Van Gogh inspired skies in acrylic. Loved it. #acrylicpainting#catpainting#gingercat#vangogh
This remarkable youg woman turns 21 day! She's battled medical issues, self published 3 books all with a smile on her face! Let's at wish her happy birthday and get her trending.
#happy21stroisin
@TheBrickCastle Wow that’s incredible. You definitely deserve a huge pat on the back & staying up to midnight. That sounds like a great career good luck to him xxx
@TheBrickCastle They’re good, although I didn’t think it through, now I have three teenagers. 🙈 Ty has his exams as he’s in sixth year, so it’s apprenticeship interviews & uni applying just now for him. Not so little Miss A, is second year & doing so well at football. Lucas is his unique self x
@TheBrickCastle Aww that makes me happy, it really does. You all deserve to have lots to smile about. Goodness, 16 🙈. Hope he has the best time & enjoy a lovely belated Christmas with all the kiddos. Love that, sneak me some pics xxx
The doors to Glenkeld are officially open 🤍
I’ve created a little home for the village online, a place where you can explore the seasons, meet the characters, and step into the world behind the books.
The kettle’s on. Come in ☕
✨ https://t.co/dpgjVzqEkS
@TheBrickCastle Thanks, lovely. I’m coping better than I was & trying to get some fitness & strength back. How are you? Hugs & love always xxx
@TheBrickCastle I can only imagine. Your family was my first thoughts when I read about this. Heartbreaking for those young people & their families xxx
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