Hi, my name is Rosie, and I have been in and out of the hospital since I was 3 years old; I am now 20.

 

Just like you, I have been where you are now. Laying in a hospital bed, worried, scared, and bored out of my mind. All I wanted was to be home with my family or back at school with my friends.

 

I know it is not an easy road being seriously sick, away from home, and in an unfamiliar strange place with too many machines, blinking lights, and alarms. I have had so many medical issues throughout my life that it is unimaginable.  

 

Maybe you are like me, and you have a complex rare diagnosis, one that the doctors don’t even know how to treat. Maybe like me, you also have cancer and you have been going through chemotherapy treatments, throwing up, losing your hair, or like me, you have been rushed to the emergency room in the middle of the night, terrified you might not make it.

 

No matter what put you in the hospital, you are not alone. I can relate; I have been there far too many times.  When I am in the hospital I draw, paint, and create Art; I get lost in my thoughts. Art is a positive distraction that helps manage my stress and anxiety. Art helps heal, not only my mind but my soul. That is why I am committed to making ArtHelpsHeal healing kit videos. I hope I inspire you to get lost in your mind and create something wonderful!