Talented Artist Disabled by Brain Trauma

https://www.dkantolastudio.com/ This spring my cousin Danielle fell off of a cliff while tree planting.  She now is suffering from a brain injury.  She has difficulty seeing, talking , walking and concentrating.  A simple day is difficult for her. She is currently in treatment to help with her brain injury.

Danielle is an amazing artist and before Covid she was asked to display her art work at an Art show in Vancouver, this is now cancelled due to Covid. 

She would like to sell her Art work to help cover extra costs that unfortunately the insurance company will not cover .

This page is for anyone who would like to donate to help Danielle with her extra costs.

Along with this page and the sale of her Art work this will help her financially and ease some stress.

Danielle plans to pay it forward once she has fully recovered by planting trees by donation to a charity to those in need.

Danielle is not one to ask for help this is why I’m doing this for her , she is an AMAZING strong women that I admire deeply.


thank you for you love ❤️ and support 

Danielle & Family 

Please check go to Danielles website to view Artwork here ;

https://www.dkantolastudio.com


Here are Danielles words about her daily life;


What do you do when you can't sleep?

I still can't tolerate watching movies or shows... reading is hard, drawing even harder... I watched this video of me from back in Merritt. I don't know how I managed to laugh and smile so much when on that day during a zoom assessment I found out I no longer knew where my nose was! I was still struggling to walk 500 meters at that point, and couldn't remember feeding whiskey 5 minutes after feeding him. I remember the conversation I had with Joe Louie... JL- are you worried? Me- No, should I be? JL- i am a little worried...me just thinking I am way too stubborn for one little head injury to slow me down...

I have to take breaks while writing this but here i am sharing some insight into my recovery. I can finally speak english well most days. French for some reason seemed unaffected. I can tolerate max 15 min of art....and will still argue that my injury is just not that bad...though I have accepted I won't be working this year. I now have to go see a neuro-optomologist to help with my blurry vision, convergence problems and my other vision difficulties. I need special glasses to help me see so i can speed up my recovery. (Hopefully worksafe will cover it)

I can usually walk for 30 to 45 min now before the symptom load is too great i need to stop. I was doing far better before I thought it was a great idea to go back to work and push so hard i couldn't speak properly. Then causing a flare up that lasted over a month.

I have my low days that I smile to get through, and think of my Dad. Having better insight into how he must have felt, and it just breaks my heart. I am glad he had so much love and support around him during his struggle, and I appreciate every moment I got to spend with him. My couzins are my inspiration for not giving up, and to keep fighting to get my brain back. I am forever grateful they are still here with us, and keep such a positive outlook on life. I appreciate every phone call, and message, even though sometimes I don't answer... yes intentionally, i just don't have enough spoons to do everything. ***look up the spoon theory for a better understanding***

Much love xoxo