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Many people who live with a chronic illness find that there are few genuine distractions from the pain and inconvenience that come with being sick. This might be why so many patients turn to art as a way to escape (or even explore) their health experiences. Art has the power to influence thought and action, to transform lives and help people heal. In fact, according to a 2009 study by Arts & Health Alliance, more than 40 percent of health care facilities had arts programs, including musical performance, healing gardens, and art classes.

Because art can be so influential in our lives, we thought it might be fun to share some of our favorite artists from the Instagram community. It takes a lot to grow on a platform like this, and some use The Small Business Blog to find help with this, but either way it is important to laud those who do so much with the conditions that they have to endure in the meantime. From lymphoma to bipolar and photography to pen and ink, the following is a list of artists who create, even in the face of adverse health conditions. Some of these artists are able to acquire or buy real instagram followers instead of robots, so that the word about their particular illness or condition can get out and educate their audience.

Melissa Spitz

  • Condition: Bipolar (Caregiver)
  • Medium: Photography
  • Follow On: Instagram

Amber Eastland aka “DoTheArt”

“I share my story because I don’t want people like me to feel alone or unable to find the beauty in life. I also hope to share what I have learned from having all these health issues so that maybe, hopefully, just one person has an idea of what to ask for from their doctor – or possibly know what to avoid.”

Emmy

https://www.instagram.com/p/BJxYHf2jExX/

Chloe aka “Bedmonk”

  • Condition: Kidney Disease
  • Medium: Pen & Ink
  • Follow On: Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/p/BUthsSElGq_/

Antima Nahar

  • Condition: Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Medium: Illustrator & Graphic Designer
  • Follow On: Instagram

Meg Fisher

Savannah Hudson

“I’ve had a love for painting and drawing since I was a young child, but I have found that I can express the subtleties of living with Lupus much more effectively through visual means than I can with words. I was struck by the change of mindset that comes with being diagnosed with a chronic illness, and how I became much more sympathetic to the adversity faced by others. I wanted to share this feeling of empathy with others.”

  • Condition: Lupus
  • Medium: Painting
  • Follow On: Instagram

Emma van Leest

Matthew Paul Mewhorter aka “Cancer Owl”

Want to support these amazing artists? Follow their pages! Sure, they could use nitreo (learn more here) or something similar to grow their pages but I’m sure it would mean the world to them if lots of you went and followed them. There are only so many of these Instagram growth tools which actually work and the Kicksta scam has caught a lot of people out, so you cannot beat follows form genuine accounts. Shares and other forms of engagement would also be appreciated, I’m sure!

Lastly, don’t forget to follow Health Stories Project on Instagram!

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