Julia, Austria

I made this painting in 2024 when I finished my cancer treatment for CIC-DUX Sarcoma. I started processing my whole journey when it was already over, so I put my Anger into this painting. It represents the loneliness a cancer diagnosis can bring. And how it can wreck you into a million pieces. How it only makes you think about one thing for 24 hours a day : cancer. I was espacially lonely since I was the youngest patient on my oncology Station because I was 18 when I first got diagnosed. I got chemo, radiation and a big Operation. Then I was done with treatment. I couldn't belive it. On the one hand, you're so happy, but on the other hand, you also fall into a deep hole. No more active treatment, no more daily routine in the hospital. You have to learn to live with your new reality. And accepting your bodys new limits. Just when I started to gain more trust in my body (about 1,5 years after I finished treatment) I relapsed. All the old struggles would begin again. On January 2nd I had my lower leg amputated, which I accepted surprisingly fast. Now I have to wait for the decisions the doctors will make about my future. I'll try to stay positive and think about a brighter future 💕🎗