Ipsum spoke with me on the telephone and offered to deliver me an art pack at home. It was delivered by one of the staff in a safe way, they quarantined it first and then left on my doorstep and moved back 2 meters before I collected it. 

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Since receiving it, its had a profound effect on my mental health. I got stuck straight in to the colours and patterns of a bird in the colouring book and lost myself for a while, it took away my worries and problems.

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Then disaster struck, I was admitted to GWH with Covid-19, I had nothing with me and had to stay in hospital for a few days because I was so bad. Even though I had received a pack already the lovely people at Ipsum arranged me a mini pack to be delivered to the hospital to help me there. I was so happy, there was a pen, sketch paper and a little fairy cross stitch kit. 

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Knowing that they were there at the end of a phone and cared enough to hand deliver art supplies to me made me feel really special. My self worth is so much better, its really helped.

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The weight of relief that has lifted off my shoulders is huge, my mental health feels so much better.

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Now I am home from hospital and on the mend, although I have to wear compression socks and I have terrible rashes, but the art takes my mind off of that.

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Since coming home I now have a little area that I call my art corner, a little haven that is just for me."