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This document is about validating the importance of creative expression of people who are living within a hospital context. It is based on the assumption that art is about values, beliefs, identity, expression and communication and as such should be a fundamental right of every individual, regardless of whether they are in hospital or not.
This document is about validating the importance of creative expression of people who are living within a hospital context. It is based on the assumption that art is about values, beliefs, identity, expression and communication and as such should be a fundamental right of every individual, regardless of whether they are in hospital or not.
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Dr Keith Beard FRCP Edin<br />
CONSULTANT PHYSICIAN,<br />
MEDIC<strong>IN</strong>E FOR THE ELDERLY,<br />
VICTORIA <strong>IN</strong>FIRMARY, GLASGOW<br />
72<br />
Flashes of realization come to me through<br />
personal experiences. I remember one long<br />
stay patient. She used to crochet dishcloths<br />
for the hospital fairs. They were grey and<br />
I remember always associating the grey<br />
dishcloths she was crocheting with her as a<br />
person. Then one day I saw that she had gone<br />
to the art room with one of the artists. She<br />
was completing an acrylic painting of flowers<br />
in very vivid primary colours and I suddenly<br />
realized that I’d completely missed the point.<br />
For a very long time after that incident, I related<br />
to my patients in a different kind of way and<br />
I hope that incident will remain with me as<br />
long as I am working with elderly people.
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