I know I've said countless times on this blog that one of the most frustrating things about RA is its invisibility. On the outside, I look like a perfectly healthy 26-year-old, which can make life pretty tricky on bad days when I need to ask for help.
Though reading The Single Gal's Guide to RA, I just found an amazing photography project that addresses this very issue! Photographer Jodi McKee (who has RA herself) is creating a photo blog with portraits of people with RA and other autoimmune diseases. I think this is really interesting because it highlights the invisibility of these diseases. I also like her idea that newly diagnosed patients could look at her photos of beautiful, smiling people and know that they are not alone. While I would never wish RA or any autoimmune disease on anyone, somehow it does help to think that I am not alone, even though I'm not exactly newly diagnosed anymore!
I will certainly be following this photo blog from this point forward (HA!) and I recommend you check it out too!
Though reading The Single Gal's Guide to RA, I just found an amazing photography project that addresses this very issue! Photographer Jodi McKee (who has RA herself) is creating a photo blog with portraits of people with RA and other autoimmune diseases. I think this is really interesting because it highlights the invisibility of these diseases. I also like her idea that newly diagnosed patients could look at her photos of beautiful, smiling people and know that they are not alone. While I would never wish RA or any autoimmune disease on anyone, somehow it does help to think that I am not alone, even though I'm not exactly newly diagnosed anymore!
I will certainly be following this photo blog from this point forward (HA!) and I recommend you check it out too!
thank you so much for featuring my portrait project!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to! I think the project is a BRILLIANT idea and I can't wait to see where it goes!
ReplyDeleteHey lady, I contacted Jodi and I'm going to try and meet up with her when she passes through Cleveland in December! :-)
ReplyDeleteVery awesome! I hope you end up meeting up with her!! I would love to see your beautiful photo on her blog! ~;o)
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