Today I read the latest post at The Shabby Chic Bohemian which is the beautiful home of Sharon. I was truly touched and wanted to share the story of Beth Meador who is a wonderful artist with only 1% of her vision remaining. Following is almost exactly what Sharon wrote, because I couldn't say it better:
Beth has retinitis pigmentosa which means that she suffers from retinal degeneration and will lose her sight completely eventually. Her challenge is to get her art and her story out all over the world, to raise awareness of this and similar conditions, for which there is no cure, before she loses her sight completely. She is a member of the Milliande artist group and she put out a call for people willing to receive an ATC from her with the aim to get to as many regions of the world with her story. If you are a member of the group and live in an area of the world where there are not too many artists (so not the UK, USA, Canada, etc.) she would particularly like to hear from you. However, I did notice on her page that she has sent multiple cards to some of the more "common" countries. If you are not a member, but would like to find out more about this project and Beth's progress, please use the links provided below. Please help her to reach her goal and spread the word. Thank you.
You can check out the Millande artist group at: http://www.milliande.ning.com/ and look at Beth's page directly at www.milliande.com/Beth-Meador-Blind-Girl-Artist.html
The Shabby Chic Bohemian is at http://www.theshabbychicbohemian.blogspot.com/ and it's a lovely place to hang out a while!
The Shabby Chic Bohemian is at http://www.theshabbychicbohemian.blogspot.com/ and it's a lovely place to hang out a while!
