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Monday, November 25 ยท 2:40 PM ·  

‘Chronic’

— medium: acrylics & ink —

I created this piece years ago when I first began severally suffering from chronic pain. I recall the newness of pain, suffering, vulnerability, loss of weight, helplessness, & hopelessness. I had first gained 15lb due to a hormonal imbalance followed by losing 50lb in a couple months due to being too sick to eat or vomiting up anything I did try to eat. Medical marijuana became the life saver during that time. I’ve gained & maintained for the most part 20lb since. It’s beyond ridiculous to me that after all the proven health benefits of cannabis that it is still not federally medically legal. In fact I don’t understand why we are not progressive enough to make it federally recreationally legal either; especially when alcohol & cigarettes which have no health benefits are legal. It’s bizarre how backwards our thinking can be. I have the same sentiments over shrooms as well, as I found great benefits with my PTSD from microdosing. But then we have much to do to become more progressive in the medical realm. We need further funding & research on these chronic ailments which are becoming more of the norm as the years go by. When I was first diagnosed I only knew a handful of people who suffered from a health ailment. Now I can barely go w/o meeting someone who doesn’t have their own list of chronic diseases or cancer. I don’t know the reason for the uprise of this health crisis. There are many theories of course. I look at all my ailments & I believe they are all interrelated. My hope for remission & future cures has not been lost but this constant battle is terribly exhausting. I have been struggling the last several days since the change in weather. My body is terribly sensitive to biometric pressure; as it is for most chronic patients. This is due to tissues & fluids in the body to expand which places pressure on parts of our body leading to pain. I have been glued to my full body heating mat to increase my blood flow to which it delivers more oxygen & nutrients to the tissues, promoting healing & reducing pain signals. Chronic pain is beyond challenging. Reminder to give extra love to friends & fam who are battling ๐Ÿ–ค xo.
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‘Chronic’ — medium: acrylics & ink — I created this piece years ago when I first began severally suffering from chronic pain. I recall the newness of pain, suffering, vulnerability, loss of weight, helplessness, & hopelessness. I had first gained 15lb due to a hormonal imbalance followed by losing 50lb in a couple months due to being too sick to eat or vomiting up anything I did try to eat. Medical marijuana became the life saver during that time. I’ve gained & maintained for the most part 20lb since. It’s beyond ridiculous to me that after all the proven health benefits of cannabis that it is still not federally medically legal. In fact I don’t understand why we are not progressive enough to make it federally recreationally legal either; especially when alcohol & cigarettes which have no health benefits are legal. It’s bizarre how backwards our thinking can be. I have the same sentiments over shrooms as well, as I found great benefits with my PTSD from microdosing. But then we have much to do to become more progressive in the medical realm. We need further funding & research on these chronic ailments which are becoming more of the norm as the years go by. When I was first diagnosed I only knew a handful of people who suffered from a health ailment. Now I can barely go w/o meeting someone who doesn’t have their own list of chronic diseases or cancer. I don’t know the reason for the uprise of this health crisis. There are many theories of course. I look at all my ailments & I believe they are all interrelated. My hope for remission & future cures has not been lost but this constant battle is terribly exhausting. I have been struggling the last several days since the change in weather. My body is terribly sensitive to biometric pressure; as it is for most chronic patients. This is due to tissues & fluids in the body to expand which places pressure on parts of our body leading to pain. I have been glued to my full body heating mat to increase my blood flow to which it delivers more oxygen & nutrients to the tissues, promoting healing & reducing pain signals. Chronic pain is beyond challenging. Reminder to give extra love to friends & fam who are battling ๐Ÿ–ค xo. @taymunholland @rrawimpact @taymunholland
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