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The Man Comes Around

8/8/2016

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Here's a drawing that I did tonight thinking about the sheer power of illness. Today, after experiencing some strange nerve pain, I had a fearful moment that my old autoimmune disease was coming back. I taken ill with a potentially deadly disease three years ago, but I was very lucky: I just got the mildest case. A full-blown case could have paralyzed or killed me. Even so, its effects were terribly powerful. Three years later, I still have damage in my peripheral nerves. I explained how I felt about it to the doctor: I said it felt like Death touched me with one finger, in passing.  Today, I fell again into that deep pit of fear.  And so I drew this.

"The One-Finger Touch" Brush and india ink, acrylic ink, pencil. Jessica Boehman. Do not reproduce without permission.
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Anthony Andujar Jr link
8/8/2016 10:15:19 pm

Man, thats a tough yet deep description of that illness professor. Hope you get better as time progresses.

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Jennifer link
8/9/2016 05:52:37 am

Very powerful, Jessica. I feel that often our most powerful work comes from a deep emotional place. You are harnessing that energy. I'm sorry you are fearful now. Feel better soon.

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