Mar 27, 2017 | Inspiration, Motivation, Stories
My name is Kate Rootsey and I am a 37 year old survivor of Cystic Fibrosis. I was diagnosed when I was born. Growing up with CF was a little challenging to say the least with many hospital admissions. Each admission 2 – 4 weeks at a time each time. Hours of...
Jan 28, 2017 | Inspiration, Poetry
sick times Once again I’ve protracted to a plod, this fray lingers but lives with me surprises keep me interested but don’t tamper with my head Blood is meant to be inside, in abundance, at the ready Don’t cough too much or you’ll divert it note to self, keep the...
Jan 26, 2017 | Inspiration, Motivation, Stories, Tattoo art
On the 4th of June 2011, I lost my best friend. Meegan also had Cystic Fibrosis. She was 17 when she passed away and she was 2 months off turning 18 years old. Meegan not only showed me the ropes around the hospital, she also showed me although my world had been...
Jan 17, 2017 | Inspiration, Tattoo art
Inspiration for body art Words by Heath I decided to get the tattoo as it represents what I’m fighting. The rose and the writing ’65 Roses’ I got from the band Wolverines who sang about Cystic Fibrosis. This young boy thought they were saying 65...
Dec 22, 2016 | Inspiration, Opinion, Stories, Tattoo art
Getting Tattooed Before my transplant and I was a frequent flyer to the hospital and you would often see fellow CFer’s with varying degrees of tattoo coverage. Some tattoos would be following the latest trends (think barbed wire, tribal or Asian language inspired)....
Dec 1, 2016 | Animation, Drawing, Inspiration, Motivation, Music, Painting, Poetry, Stories, Tattoo art
Art Therapy and Chronic Disease There are a lot of articles on the web around the subject of creativity and health. When I searched on the phrase ‘health benefits of art therapy’ almost 5 million results came up. In the article The Connection Between...
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