Jo – Broken but ok

Name of Artist: Jo

Title of Piece: Broken but ok

About the Piece: Broken or Br(ok)en.
A battle between the two, you fight for the better days, so you are ok, but you also battle with the constant pain and frustration, not being able to do the things you love, so you feel broken.
It is a hard journey, one that many wouldn’t even know how to respond too.
But just because I feel Br(ok)en, it does not mean I am weak, just means, I fight harder.

About the Artist: I have lived with chronic pain for 38 years. I am 38 years old. It has been a hard struggle some days, especially, when the body is rejecting or allergic to most treatments. I get by, by just fighting the best I can. Some days though, I feel it is not enough.
Some days, I feel very Broken – Br(ok)en – in between the both, I fight for better days, but then I crumble when in so much pain, physically, and emotionally, it is even harder, when you get judgements from those who have no clue, what you go through daily, or it pains you even more, when those you love, want so much to help. But can’t.