Chronic Illness Awareness
This page is going to specifically cover physical health and mental health issues that I've been diagnosed with or in the process of being diagnosed with. I would like to bring awareness to these health issues because it's been very hard to live with. I hope that being aware that I suffer from these things that it can answer any questions you may have about things along the time frame of the speed of which I get commissions done and why I don't often have an in real life job.
This is NOT to seek sympathy or pity, just for understanding without repeating myself over and over.
Maybe bringing awareness in a small way to these things will maybe answer other peoples personal questions for themselves. I cannot diagnose you; I am not a health care professional, but maybe the sources I give help you with your own personal health journey.
Currently Diagnosed
- Born a Pre-Mature Birth (Oct. 31, 2000)
- MALS(Feb. 2025) Possible surgery.
- Duplex Kidney (Oct. 2004)
- Horshoe Kidney (Oct. 2004) Will eventually need removal surgery.
- General Anxiety Disorder
Currently Processing
- ADHD
- OCD
- Depression
- Unknown Fainting Disorder
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome "POTs"
- Ehlers-Danlos syndromes "EDS"
- Polycystic ovary syndrome "PCOS"
- Endometriosis
All the in process diagnoses' are going to be taking a few months to get through as I've just gotten a new primary doctor and am finally getting refereed to specialists. The list above will get updated as I find out more information.
MALS, Kidney issues, the unknown fainting disorder, plus possible POTs has been wearing me thin. MALS is the biggest issue I'm dealing with at the moment and we're not even sure if this surgery I'm supposed to get will help. This issue has been keeping me from gaining any form of weight, being able to stay active, and now I can't even work a regular 9-5. My primary asked me to try not to work until I get the surgery so I can rest and work on a new diet and new meds. So here I am attempting to make money online with art :D
No words can express the exhaustion and generalized body pain that comes with it all after eating or doing any form of manual labor.
I thought I was a sick kid before with regular UTIs and Kidney Infections, but now- this is worse than those.
About the Artist
Name: Arrtie
Birthday: Oct. 31 2000
Age: 24 (soon 25)
Gender: Non-Binary
Pronouns: She/They
Degree in Design and Multimedia
Software: Paint Tool Sai and ProcreateI DO NOT CONDONE AI (nor do I use AI)Fun Facts:
- I suffer from multiple chronic illnesses.
- I live on a farm with multiple cows.
- I have 7 house cats.
- I got the iPad for Christmas 2024; this is my first time ever owning one.
- I use a wacom tablet and Paint Tool Sai if I'm doing art on my Lenovo Laptop.
- I want to go back to college for Psychology and Philosophy.Hobbies:
- Graphic design & illustration
- Agriculture / farming
- Gardening + house plants
- Warhammer 40k mini painting
- TTRPGs
- Video Games with Twitch Streaming
I also Twitch Stream my video games under the alias of KorvusCarrion. Feel free to support me over there by Following and Subscribing!
SOCIAL MEDIA + CONTACT
Contact me through Email: [email protected]
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