00:07I know this is going to sound completely crazy, but some of these paintings feel like they're
00:13messages sent in a bottle just for me. Like, um, consolation from an empathetic ghost.
00:25I'm nervous to meet you because you'll notice something strange. It started with my hands when
00:34one day they mysteriously became cold. Then they suddenly puffed up, becoming hot and painful.
00:40As my skin began to harden, my joints began to fuse, leaving me with claws.
00:50What is happening to them is also happening to my entire body.
01:00Blah, blah, blah, hard as you can. Hang on a couple of seconds. Keep going, keep going.
01:05And to this current day, there is still no cure.
01:13What will happen next? Will it ever go away? How much time do I have? And what comes
01:20hereafter?
01:24This is Paul. Clay. He has first-hand experience in coping with this exact thing.
01:37These paintings demonstrate how to be defiant of this disease. Could this one be my portrait?
01:52the truth. They are the truth that it's possible to thrive even when it seems impossible.
02:03Yeah, the only thing I know
02:06Everything I know is wrong
02:12Like a strange draw
02:16Misery has a side effect
02:19Of making the good times euphoric
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