Rescue
Anonymous
Poetry
The initial disconnecting and isolating aspect of pain and illness – and relief when a web of support emerges
Alive
Hayley Penhale
Poetry
‘The miracle of life is not to live – but to be alive’: the doctor’s role in supporting patients to address self-depleting patterns
Sun-Spun
Margaret Williams
Poetry
The poet observes a child with autism absorbed in play and feels privileged to be invited to join her world
A New Beginning
Anonymous
Prose
Birth and death, joy and grief – bound up in exceptional circumstances
Long Dark Tunnel
Rachel Gelder
Mixed-media
Image from the perspective of a elderly patient whose world is rapidly shrinking due to anxiety about her infirmity
Big Black Dogs
Denise Gomez
Poetry
Metaphorical musing around depression as something which cannot be shaken off
The Struggle
Emily Ashworth
Painting
The tension between the will to thrive and a body cumulatively challenged by ill-health
Abnormal
Amy Crees
Prose
Concern for a young woman patient living with chronic pain and skin disfigurement – compounded by a detached parent
Pseudo Life
Lucy Blake
Painting
A carer places her considerable health issues at one remove despite her GP’s concerns
Taking History
Libby Wilson
Collage
An insight into the impact a diagnosis of breast cancer upon a close-knit family
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