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Art and poem by a Veteran...

Veterans Day Puzzle Art Story with a powerful poem...

In December 2016, Christie Neale, her daughter and Donna Gerron hosted puzzle art making at the Fort Worth Veterans Affairs Clinic in Fort Worth, TX.

Christie wrote, “Volunteering last week I had the opportunity to talk to this retired US Air Force veteran, Sergeant Sean Richards. With his permission, I wanted to share something he wrote that spoke to my heart. The holidays can be a difficult time for our veterans living with PTSD. Yet another reason to give back to these men & women who have sacrificed so much.“

Living with P.T.S.D. (Poem by S. Richards, Retired)

The mornings are all cold and grey
It's the same old story day after day
The reasons to get out of bed become less and less
Even talking to a loved one can cause explosive stress
It's the little things that set you off
From simply driving in traffic to a recurring cough
The task of waiting in line to biding my time
It all comes with a lack of reason for abiding those others in my line
A loud noise or a young child's cry
These things are the triggers that you must try to defy
A moments notice that's all it takes
To push you over the edge and make you quiver and quake
It takes so little to push you to the edge
All of a sudden you find yourself out on a ledge
So few friends understand these feelings in your head
Most of us wish sometimes that we were dead
It takes a lot to admit that there is a problem
These problems sneak and hide like a mind locked golem
P.T.S.D. is a disease that requires understanding
And Doctors and relatives who understand the ways of comfort and understanding. ... See more

Gallery meandering

Art is Good Project: Breaking Bad Habits?after the healing arts event @njchealingarts we went to the beach in Asbury Park for the final step of the project?The shattered remains of the shells/Bad Habits were dumped into the ocean so the Universe can recycle the intentions♻️ #artisgood #breakingbadhabits #art #growth #create #connect #collaborate #expression #recycle #universe #ocean #timkellyartist #njcha #asburypark #artisgoodforyou ... See more

Art is Good Project: Breaking Bad Habits?Step 1: Think of a personal bad habit and write it in a shell. Step 2: Put it in a sack and smash it with a mallet. Step 3: Say “Good Bye” and dump it in the bucket. Replace the habit with positive creative energy by making new art. It was a good day @njchealingarts “Breaking then Making” #artisgood #artheals #breakngbadhabits #create #connect #collaborate #njcha #growth #timkellyartist #artisgoodforyou ... See more

Health-In-Mind Fest at The New Jersey Center for Healing Arts has begun #artisgood #artheals #art #create #connect #collaborate #mentalhealth #expression #artisgoodforyou @njchealingarts

2018 RARE Patient Advocacy Summit: PRA Health Science/Art is Good project- Share Your Rare Story with silhouette art.

An art project for the RARE Disease community. Administered by The PRA Health Science/Art is Good team.

October 3-4, 2018 at The Hotel Irvine in Irvine, CA.

Slideshow/movie for archive, record, reflection and celebration.

Art is Good for You! ... See more

Here are the last of the photos from the Global Genes "RARE Champion of Hope Awards" gala featuring our silhouette art exhibition and the PRA Health Sciences /Art is Good team. Big thanks to Lily Stein Photography for the great photos? It was a artsolutely beautiful experience? ... See more

PRA Health Sciences Art is Good exhibition at Global Genes gala awards ceremony event. It was a great night to celebrate RARE hero’s and the silhouette art created at the summit? #artisgood #globalgenes #exhibition #create #connect #raredisease #community #art #silhouette #timkellyartist @prahealthsciences @globalgenes ... See more

Day 2: Art is Good at Global Genes