Home Front
Narratives of family and identity issues are paramount in this work. Early years students often dealt with things in relation to what we term the ‘home front’. This reflects the relative proximity of life at home. Topics include sibling love, siblings lost, ill grandparents, parental love gone wrong or gone to drink. Some write in the language of home. They also share their personal experiences of physical and mental ill health.
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My Family
The ground from which we grew
Who am I?
Medics question their roles, values and identities
Wounded Healer
Being ill, receiving care and adapting to persistent problems
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Distance
Poignant musings about the student’s younger sister and potentially diminishing bonds
Can They Feel The Change?
A haiku about anxiety in the current coronavirus pandemic
Living with Alcoholism
The author’s experience as child/carer alongside her mother’s addiction
Thirst
Poem about author’s initial denial of diabetes
Reflecting on Grief
Recent family bereavement leads this artist to deeply process her hard-won philosophy around life and death – and that of patients
Mum
Searingly honest poem about a son’s changing relationship with his mother after she has a severe stroke
Brother and Sister
Painting of the artist as a child with her sibling, from a long-lost photograph and this image becoming a talisman for the extended family
Home Front
Explore further through the following sub sections.
My Family
The ground from which we grew
Who am I?
Medics question their roles, values and identities
Wounded Healer
Being ill, receiving care and adapting to persistent problems
OOOH!! Search & Filter
Use the OOOH!! filter system below to locate all the works in OOOH!! which use a particular medium. The dropdown list “Perspectives” will reveal all. You can then narrow your search by choosing additional dropdown categories such as Art Forms and Diagnoses.
What is Not Said
The clinician as a curious, observant, witness
The Space Between Breaths
The value of ‘presence’ in consultations
The Risk May Be in Your Hands
The power of preventative health unwrapped
Panic
Critical Response -Time
Untranslated
Spontaneous gratitude crosses the divide
Shifting Perspectives
Offering a timely hand
Running as a Symbol
Exercise as preventative health tested over life-span
Thorns
The physiological impact of childhood trauma
Blending In
‘Losing yourself’ whilst in hospital considered from patient and healthcare perspectives
First 30 Minutes
Unexpected emotional integration witnessing the ultimate end of life care
Watchful Waiting
Help our patients from falling down the cracks!
The Shape of Grief
‘A different wholeness’ – the nuanced forms of healing
Under Pressure
Individualized calibration of care
Those left Behind
Within current AI technological advances, women’s health is often overlooked.
The Last Thread
Healthcare collapse in Gaza hits home
Halfway to Whole
Rewiring the Brain
Prevention Under The Microscope
Winding back to keep lung disease at bay
Pain goes Unheard
The Echo chamber of Endometriosis
Bone to Stone
Ultra Rare Genetic Disorders: the race against time to cure F.O.P.
Body and Soul
Organ Donation: what remains of identity?
Ticking Time-Bomb
Awaiting surgery – life on the edge
I Know What I Saw
Shifting boundaries between perception and reality in Psychosis
The Art of Explaining
Crafting deep understanding between patients and clinicians
The Lighthouse: Creative enquiry
Betwixt Unpredictability and Homecoming
Act II: Resignation and Respite
Fencing with the Future
Between Storm and Haven
Winding Down
The Lighthouse: Workshop insights
From mind-map to larger than life
BMJ (re-configured)
Mining the ever-shifting layers of dementia
Serendipity
Destination unknown…
Reflections
Processing change and loss
While the tide is gentle
Life-lessons from children
From Behind, Neurodegeneration Revealed
A Shrinking Maitrix
A Stitch of Support
Tangible comfort through acute disruption
Fancy a cuppa?
A ‘brew’…the national liquid balm
Love’s Distance
Precarious premature births – an unbearable parental limbo
Contrast
Individual difference within health expectations and recovery
The Weight of Shared Memories
Caring for a loved-one with dementia
More Than Words
A fresh eye in the wards
Close Observation
Material and emotional care unwound
Hands of Life
Kaylee Macdonald
Visceral Connections
No Space Left On My Plate
The last ingredient in the mix…
Beyond Skin Colour
Embedded racism within healthcare