“Wrong will be right, when Aslan comes in sight, At the sound of his roar, sorrows will be no more, When he bares his teeth, winter meets its death, And when he shakes his mane, we shall have spring again.”
This is amazing, Jo. I find it so hard to keep my hope for eventual treatment, and it’s “only” five years for me... reading some of these messages from some of the medics and scientists who have been working and advocating so hard for us has made me cry. Here’s to a better future! ❤️
Thank you so much Jo. It’s the middle of the night and I can’t sleep. I can’t yet read all the red leaves but just knowing that they await me is real comfort and I can’t thank you enough for gathering them for us.
The very best wishes for the coming year, may Aslam be present to us all.
Thank you so much for sharing this with me. Exciting to see others using Shaun Tan's work as inspiration. I just had a quick skim but have decided I want to save it and read it properly when I have some headspace to properly digest and reflect on this. I'll keep you posted. Jo xx
Thank you, Andrew. There is indeed a huge chasm and one which needs exposing. One of the many reasons I love Shaun Tan's 'The Red Tree' is that it does not deny the reality of the dark leaves: suffering, injustice, oppression, systemic neglect, no cure and insufficient scientific curiosity. The red leaves do give me real hope... but nothing changes until things change for my daughter and others with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Long Covid. In solidarity.
This is amazing, Jo. I find it so hard to keep my hope for eventual treatment, and it’s “only” five years for me... reading some of these messages from some of the medics and scientists who have been working and advocating so hard for us has made me cry. Here’s to a better future! ❤️
Thank you so much, really needed these glimmers of hope after a sleepless night.
Thank you so much Jo. It’s the middle of the night and I can’t sleep. I can’t yet read all the red leaves but just knowing that they await me is real comfort and I can’t thank you enough for gathering them for us.
The very best wishes for the coming year, may Aslam be present to us all.
Reading these messages made me cry! Thank you so much for sharing them!!
Thank you so much Jo,
I used to read Shaun Tan books to my children. May you collect many red leaves along your path. Happy New Year.
https://dark-mountain.net/bears-with-lawyers/
Hi Jo! I thought you might enjoy this. It’s on a wonderful, very different subject - but the writer also uses Shaun Tan as her inspiration 😍.
Ps; the dark mountain project is awesome. And sometimes I find that being in chronic illness is like living in the wilderness. It’s unknowable.
Willow xx
Hi Willow,
Thank you so much for sharing this with me. Exciting to see others using Shaun Tan's work as inspiration. I just had a quick skim but have decided I want to save it and read it properly when I have some headspace to properly digest and reflect on this. I'll keep you posted. Jo xx
P.S. definitely lots of uncertainty!
This is beautiful. Cheers to you for making this happen.
Thank you 🍁❤️
This made me tear up. Thank you so much for this, after my first Christmas and NYE with severe ME this is the ray of hope I desperately needed 🌟
Thank you so much, needed this today 🙏🫶
Thank you, Andrew. There is indeed a huge chasm and one which needs exposing. One of the many reasons I love Shaun Tan's 'The Red Tree' is that it does not deny the reality of the dark leaves: suffering, injustice, oppression, systemic neglect, no cure and insufficient scientific curiosity. The red leaves do give me real hope... but nothing changes until things change for my daughter and others with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Long Covid. In solidarity.