Chronic SOS - January 1, 2024
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I had an unexpected hiatus after a wild December. There was a lot of good news, but unfortunately bad news too. I'm dealing with the fallout of the multiple UTIs, kidney stones, and excessive antibiotics; mainly my liver and tendons are affected and I'm still VERY swollen. I'm trying to rest and get my electrolytes and vitamin levels back to normal. It's improving, but still takes time!
I have taken a page from Frida Kahlo's book and rediscovered my love for art while on bedrest. I put my pieces in an album on my Facebook page, but I'd like to highlight a few recent ones today:
"Direction"
This is based on the line, "I've got a compass inside my chest; gives me direction, gives me my strength" from the song, "Direction" by Solence. I took a chest x-ray and erased the heart and replaced it with a glowing compass.
"The Girl Who Didn't Think She Could Do Anything"
A recreation of a picture of myself from December of 2015. When I was younger, I was more timid and let bullies and negative self talk control me more than it should. Some days, it still gets to me, but most days it's just a vestigial part of myself.
"The Ruler"
Background is thorns and it's a scale on a throne weighing your value. On the scale, the numbers decrease as the weight increases. Commentary on how (especially women) are judged by their weight more than most other things and weight assigns their value
"Wishful Thinker"
I took my brain MRI and replaced it with a starry night sky with two falling stars. This is meant to symbolize hoping and wishing for the best.
