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Katie-Jean knows how it feels to spend a lot of time in hospital waiting rooms. It was how she met Ashleigh, one of our artists, and got involved with Helium. Two years later, she hasn’t just found a creative outlet — she’s found the confidence to be herself, and knows her creative projects will always have a special place alongside her studies and future career. Katie-Jean has never had her work commissioned before. It’s a little daunting, but she’s excited to see her work out there!
Katie-Jean created her artwork during a Helium workshop. Born with a long-term health condition, Katie-Jean is no stranger to hospitals. She’s been in and out of them since she was six months old. In fact, it was while she was waiting for an appointment that she first discovered Helium. The timing was perfect.
Katie-Jean has always found meeting new people hard, and lockdown didn’t help. But when you’re sitting around a table with Helium, or working with other young people on a collaborative piece of art, it’s hard not to make friends.
“It’s definitely improved my people skills and helped me talk to people I wasn’t comfortable around at first,” she explains. “It made me feel included. Knowing that other people have similar health issues, and that I wasn’t alone.”
