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St. Anger – The Artist’s Pain Chronicles (part 10 – the conclusion)
Today is the last part of my journey with fibromyalgia, thank you for bearing with me. I know that some of what I have written about the state of the Medical Profession here in Ireland is controversial but what I have … Continue reading
St. Anger – The Artist’s Pain Chronicles (part 8)
Completing the line drawing opened up a whole new spectrum of art. Money being tight was not a deterrent. After all, there was a whole stock pile of slate that with a little preparation served as well as any canvas. … Continue reading
St. Anger – The Artist’s Pain Chronicles (part 7)
Clawing my way back to any sort of quality of life presented a daily struggle. The initial relief of being given a diagnosis had long worn off as my body failed to respond effectively to any treatment. The more I … Continue reading
St. Anger -The Artist’s Pain Chronicles (part 6)
The gloves were off. In my corner I had my doctor working from his experience with what had showed some measure of success for other of his patients with the condition- although he did warn me that what worked for … Continue reading
St. Anger -The Artist’s Pain Chronicles (part 5)
The next few years looking back appear to me as wilderness years. Many of the things that were important to me were slipping away eaten away by the pain and the limitations it imposed. I attended the pain clinic twice … Continue reading
St. Anger – The Artist’s Pain Chronicles (part 4)
My life revolved around tablets. Tablets to deal with pain, tablets to deal with inflammation and tablets to deal with affects of tablets. I was taking 27 tablets a day. It was insane. Remembering which to take, when, how often … Continue reading
Somehow, to this day I can not recall how I woke up in hospital. I was battered, bruised and bleeding but at least I was breathing. I was given the usual tests, scans and x-rays and luckily there was nothing … Continue reading
St. Anger – The Artist’s Pain Chronicles
My name is Paul and I am a 42 year old artist with a disability. I have fibromyalgia and have lived with chronic pain for 12 years. A writer asked me a few days ago “How do you manage and cope with … Continue reading
Hi to you all, it’s a beautiful day here in Ireland with the sun splitting the rocks. My latest painting! I am self taught having no professional training. I was awarded a place in Galway to study for a BA … Continue reading
Hi again, Just sold two pieces of art to my health nurse, who visited because my fibromyalgia was so bad – after all my giving out earlier! Oh the irony, every cloud has a silver lining! This piece was created … Continue reading
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