You gotta add this to EMIThe Group :)

Wow, Vonne, I’ve been reading and staring for some time. I cannot imagine this pain; but I see the fire and the lash marks etched into your skin, here. I’m so glad you also show your inspiration, your grandchildren, and your peace dove, and nature, right there to sooth you and be your lifeline. There is hope. And it’s mine that one day soon, you will find everything it takes to get the operations you need to fix your back. You’re one of the most supporting and talented visual artists on RB.

You are an incredibly strong and blessed individual Vonne…....thank you for sharing; God bless! JD

wow!!!! amazing piece of art!!!

powerful image Vonne – I totally sympathise with you and back pain – back at the osteopath myself tomorrow – this really is great.

this piece hits home, as my mother has the same condition. bless you- job well done- congratulations on your feature! :)

Too much emotions, incredible mood, just outstanding!

Agree with all of the above! Very well done! Congratulations on the feature!

Wonderful piece and as you I suffer with the same pain but not to your degree…I feel for you because i know how sometimes just moving can distrupt your entire being…Again Vonne wonderful piece

Also Congrats on your feature…

WOW, Vonne. I had no idea. ((((HUGS…gently)))) I know what it is to live with pain, and how difficult it can be to find the motivation to go on and what it means to have people surround you with love and make life worth living. Your art is such an inspiration to so many people – as you, yourself, are a great inspiration. God bless you, you dear woman!

fabulous work

Vonne, I knew you had some issues but wasn`t aware of the megnitude.
I think it`s an amazing thing you did in posting this as it`s often as hard to expose your pain as is to keep it to yourself. There`s lots of healing power in all the souls who will feel deeply for you, like myself, and wish you well.
I`ve been suffering with sciatic pain for years… fortunately the last few have been good, but mine is also a degenerative problem so it`s sort of like a ticking time bomb.
I think it`s beautiful that you have so much love around you to help you come to terms as best you can… and that you saw fit to share with us.
Massive hugs to you… but careful ones!!!
xo

... and yeah, amazing image!!

wow, very powerful work and such a moving description. well done.

My friend, you are admired by many, On behalf of myself and anyone who may echo my humble thoughts…..

One Heroine, One Artist, One Monument
Storm radiates from your body,
Like lightning with in, searing your nerves,
Never leaving you alone,
Day by day, each thorn you wear,
A robe of pain, you are forced to bear,
Though it is hard to tell, such art you share,
From time past to now,
From now to when,
And you create and build and post again,
What mind sould live,
What soul sustain,
What heart detail,
Your hands proclaim.
What untold story,
You picture and make,
And the time you have given,
Each day is laid,
And more and more you bring this way.
The thoughts to pictures, and soul to play
What force within such a spirit leaps,
That you hug your wee bairnes,
To your breasts in sleep,
And then, while you are bent and weep,
You may struggle to your desk,
Still, you create….
What triumph we see,
What glory you cast,
The power you carry,
How you set the mark,
We can only stand in our places,
And admire your heart.
One Heroine, One Artist, One Monument.
Our friend.

Beautiful work!

Stunning piece of work … :o)

Outstanding work Vonne…it’s very difficult to convey physical pain with imagery but this is truly a remarkable piece…so extremely well done. I can relate to your suffering my friend…you are truly blessed to have such wonderful support in your life.Take good care…Blessings to you xo

May God always be with you through all that you endure, my dear friend, RavenSoul! Cheers to you, my friend, for allowing all of us to share this tremendous burden. I will continue to pray for your pain to be as little as possible. I would hug you if I was able to. Keep your chin up…we’re with you through all of this. Please take care, my friend! Cheers to you!

Smiles Leilani

I must leave for awhile as I am so overwhelmed by emotion right now. Thank you all for seeing what I tried to convey. Its my deepest wish that it brings some healing to those who are in need, and some comfort to those who feel alone. Thank you my friends! xxxxx

its giving out a powerful message Vonne.x

I can empathise with you. I had C3/4 C4/5 fused two years ago, after putting the operation off a few times. Pain is a constant friend, but it is better than no movement !
Great piece of art !!

My utmost respect to you. My wife, although not at that stage, has suffered with rhumatoid arthritus since the age of 7 and has pain daily. Since having my daughter, mother nature has allowed her to come off most of her drugs, including the gold injections, but the damage is done. it is a waiting game to see if it will return, or just cause her to be immobile one day.
You are a special person. I wish i could meet you for a chat. I really do. Take care Cariad, and keep up your good work on this site ! Although i do not comment on it all, it is some of the best editing ive seen here.
Ric xxxxxxxx

My husband suffers from this as well and I’ve seen it at it’s worst. – It’s hard to watch someone go through that pain… and not be able to help. Amazing work Vonne… truly :).

This will minister to so many people…whether their pain is exactly like yours or not. Our conversations have helped me to better grasp what my dad went through…this adds to my attempts at understanding it though I know I never will fully, not having experienced it as you, he and others have. Powerful piece!

Fabulous Work

Fantastic piece! I too have some sciatic nerve pain not as bad pain. Trouble getting comfortable at bed time some times. I do work because I have too! Only 3 days a week 4hrs at a time outside the house then I have a part time job I do at home and my art that keeps me sane! So you keep on trucking! You go girl! Your art is fabulous and your a fantastic host! And peace be with you!

Well done, Vonne!

Incrediblly moving image…I live with chronic pain too…it’s like your very soul is being ripped out…thanks so much…I am inarticulate as I view this image…

can not believe the pain you go through…i suffer with .Osteoarthritis ..and i somedays i can’t move…this is probably the heart rending image i have seen ...

xxx

Wow Vonne!!! Great image. i think you depicted the pain really well. Sorry that you have to go through all that pain though. :>))xx

Hi Vonne, this is almost shocking for me, telepathic. I have the same problem and tryed before also to work the pain away through my art…Or try to make people understand what it means… I do so understand what you mean and it feels good in a way that you are suffering the same and make also artwork in the same atmosphere… It is not written on your face ah.. My spine is also degenarating. It started five years ago. I could’nt walk anymore and my right arm was also not working anymore. I had a backoperation and a neckoperation. I’m still suffering a lot of pain every day. And it is so true that people don’t understand what it is like to live with this pain every day. I had to give up my work and in the wintertime another serious operation is waiting. The protheses and donorbone in my neck are not working so they have to take them out again and put another… I can not explain it in english very well… It is a support for me that you wrote this and made this strong image with it. I wish you a lot of strenght sister in pain and art. hugs, anna

wow – impressed with this piece, how personal and deep you have delved…. and the amount of work involved to bring it to life… always admire you vonne!

Beautiful image of a terrible disease. Pain certainly brings us together…..careful hugs to you too!!!

Wow Vonne this certainly hit some nerves, yours and others.
Sorry to hear you go through this. You have sure shown us by your pic what you go through…........well done
also Congrats to Wayne for his fantastic writting about you….....all deserved
big hug babe
xkc

We really…. do not know..Vonne.
Nothing could drive me to this new…
though I had always suspected a sort of pain…untold. A silence dense…a graveness and a real of darkness…that I have many times commented.
Now I see, and feel sorry. Cannot imagine what this pain is…not at all. I venture to say that feel hapy for you having grandchildren…and all.. Thought you were really a youth…and youth you are..amazing how stupid is the way we count the years, as if these woul have any consecuence..
I pray…though I am not a beleiver…but I pray for your wellness….and say that your portrait is wonderfully expressing the really, multidimensioned of your sufferings. Thanks for telling us, for I really love to “know”.
Love for you, Vonne.
Rosa

My darling, beautiful girl … you’ve opened your sweet, gentle, wise heart to us once again … and we see deeply into your soul. Your extraordinary images always tell a story … and now we know better the whole story they tell. Beautiful girl … you’re in my prayers that there can be help for you … some wonderful new science with your name on it … and your years of suffering will cease and the fun stuff … the pain-free fun stuff … can begin!!!!!! All my most heartfelt love … your devoted pupil … Lois

Vonne all I can say is I love you for the madly insane and caring (do they go together ?) person you are, all the fun and laughter, the drinking, and the teasing with rib eyes !

I have no deity to pray to but you know that I think of you, and you know how much you mean to me as a person and artist X X

NB I nearly forgot the astounding work you have done on this image, amazing

Love ‘N’ Laughter Kriss ♥

Thank you so much Kriss! Love you my friend! xxxx

Hey Vonne. . .I grieve for you because I’ve got other friends who deal with similar challenges. It’s a tough one! You’ve conveyed the OUCH! big time. Powerful image. TPS

powerful work Vonne,,,,I have severe oestoarthritis in my knee joints,,,, and although I cant imagine what spinal pain is like, I can empathise with what you have to go through on a day to day basis,,, powerful and stunning work,,,,

I CONCUR WITH ALL OF THE ABOVE COMMENTS!!! X

Vonne, I am so touched by your story and your art. Living in pain must be so hard and my heart and prayers are with you. Much love to you beautiful one. xxx

Vonne I hope for a miracle and wish you so much love and healing!!!

A very powerful piece, you have really translated your pain thru your art here. Your folio is full of such creative pieces, it must be a great release or channeling for you. Thanks for sharing Vonne :)

I think if any of us could truly feel your pain we would all be much the wiser for it – and much more capable of empathy for our fellow human beings. Thank you for attempting to give us these gifts Vonne – a terribly sad and painful, yet beautiful image
K xx

Vonne, you have captured so very much in this image and with these words…
about pain, about your experiences, and about what makes life worth living in spite of challenges. Sending you a big hug with wishes for healing and much gratitude for being you and expressing yourself so beautifully through your art…

Sending you loads of white light Vonne and the way you have created this is superb. I hope by sharing this it gives you so much strength to deal with this debilitating pain….....and that all the soft hugs (including mine) lessons it just enough to make you smile and feel the love….....
Mwah sweet girl
xoxox

Sending a healing prayer.. knowing how you feel..!!! great words, great art…
love and tender hugs…xx

Vonne, My girlfriend has this. She had “corrective surgery” and has metal rods and screws in her back. It stopped further deterioration, but she still lives with pain n a daily basis!! Incredible and powerful image!! :)

Oh, powerful!

This is amazing Vonne! What a sincere and beautiful image you created. I love it.
So sorry to hear of your back pain hon. My back is always going ‘out’ to the point I can’t walk upright but nothing like yours. Good lord, I can’t even imagine your pain.
Big ((hugs))

Being creative is very theraputic and a loving family numbs pain. Superb image!!!

Vonne, I returned because I saw you in my featured list (All in, Editing, I guess), and wanted to say “Congratulations!!”. And look at all of these comments since you first posted. Wow. Can you say SUPPORT! :)) Wayne’s poem—oh so special. You opening up has provided the opportunity for so many others to do the same, right here, in this space. Beautiful, Vonne.

All my very best to you, dear Vonne – chronic pain can rob one of so much – but it has not robbed you of your beautiful spirit and your equally gifted artwork. Thank you for opening up to us. We have now grown deeper because of you. xoxoxo

This is a very powerful and beautiful image. It makes you stop and take a long thoughtful look.

stunning image, makes one think… hugs xxx

beautiful work

Fabulous image! A testament of your wonderful inner strength, untainted despite such adversity.

This is truly an incredible piece of work. Really moving and beautiful.

I also wanted to say that I am so sorry for your pain… I had 3 herniated discs in my neck….had surgery and now have only one…..and I have awful back problems and leg pain as well…but I can’t even begin to imagine what 7 or 8 herniated discs must feel like.!!!!!....I am sending out a big virtual hug to you!!! And I’m so happy you have such a wonderful man to help take care of you!!! You hang in there and take good care of yourself!!!

:hug; for you and well said and well shown..i cant imagine how that feels

Congratulations on your well deserved feature in All In Editing X
Sheila

Great image..sorry you have to endure such agony..All the best to you..take care

I have always believed we are not given more than we can carry…you carry yours with Grace and Dignity…full of life…superb rendition of your painful outer shell…your light always shines…you are an inspiration to us all!! You shine where you are planted…congrats on your features! gentle hugz Beve

Wonderful work

this is very amazing.. i see so much depth in meanings in ur work which is always so great to see

My heart and prayers are for you today. I too suffer from the same thing I know what your saying. You are lucky to have those who love you around you. Your image is awesome. I feel the pain as I see your back as scared in pain, however I see a tree too and trees are hope and you never give up on hope and faith and trust in your love . Excellent . Your body might be weak but your mind is strong in you art and writing.

Raven….oh, you’ve done well illustrating what it’s like, I certainly understand…and thank you for sharing this…very touching…mc

Such a deep and powerful image and words. I can relate…

May the healing force be with you! xox

In a blink so much is missed,
in a heartbeat so much is lived,
and in a heavy sigh so much is said.

Thankyou

I have degenerating discs in my back and neck, arthritis and cervical dystonia from a car accident so this image touches me deeply. It is beautiful and powerful!

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so introspective – pure art!!