Yesterday, one of my favorite artists released a new song. When you find yourself in a dark place due to physical and/or mental health problems, this is Soul Music for you. Those in the health industry could absolutely benefit from this piece of art too…
Awareness and hope
Ren has gone through hell and back, literally and mentally, is not out of the woods yet, still finds the strength to raise awareness of the reality many people have to deal with; being chronically ill, no (affordable) solution on the horizon, resulting in feeling alone, getting depressed and even worse.
In addition, this artist has found a way to combine music and words in a manner his creations help to understand what it means to go through such agony, pain, and (in today’s Soul Music choice below) at the same time give you also hope it can improve.
Follow Ren’s work, get inspired to either keep moving forward step by step, or to increase your understanding of what it means for people having to deal with chronic health problems on a daily base. Not only, because Ren is one of my favorite artists, also to support his goal of raising awareness of the many issues in the health care systems around our world that need improvement. Fast. Today.
Troubles - Ren
Rens own words:
May is Millions missing month, or M.E. awareness month.
When I was first diagnosed with M.E. the amount of support and understanding of this illness was very low. I was left to suffer with no real explanation as to why. I wasn’t told at the time that this can be a by product of conditions like Lyme, POTS, MCAS, reactivating viruses. I had to figure that out by myself and it took years of trial and error, and treatments that often left me worse off until I was a functional human again. Over a decade later and the landscape still looks very much the same. Sufferers all over the world re left with debilitating, confusing symptoms and are left to drop off the face of the earth, unnoticed, because of the limited energy people have to advocate for themselves. People go from living fully active lives to trapped in bed, sometimes for decades, with no reasons why.
M.E. a debilitating and cruel condition receives less than 6 times the amount of annual funding than Male Pattern Baldness.
Nancy Kilmas, a proffesor of microbiology and immunology once stated: ‘My H.I.V. patients for the most part are hale and hearty thanks to three decades of intense and excellent research and billions of dollars invested. Many of my ME/CFS patients, on the other hand, are terribly ill and unable to work or participate in the care of their families. I split my clinical time between the two illnesses, and I can tell you if I had to choose between the two illnesses (in 2009) I would rather have H.I.V.’
I first hand experienced the crushing defeat of having a condition that there is little to no support for, and it breaks my heart to know that every day people are dropping off the face of the earth, and in many instances will be left to suffer for years with no full explanation or support.
I am one of the fortunate ones who managed to manage symptoms enough to resume a mostly functional life. I therefore see it as a duty to speak on behalf of people who find themselves in a position where it’s difficult to speak for themselves. I wish I’d had more stories of hope at the time.
Now I’m in a position where I could actively make a dent, even if a small one. Ive spent the last month putting together a detailed account of my story in hopes that it helps the people suffering feel less alone, gives them hope, and also hopefully raises awareness and rattles enough cages to highlight the severity of this illness to the point where more is done for it.
The first instalment will debut on my YouTube and twitch channels tomorrow at 6:15 PM UK time, and will continue every day until the release of my next track ’Troubles’ on the 9th of may.
I hope for the sake of all of us still actively fighting their hardest to participate in life, that this offers some kind of help, because I know what it’s like to feel hopeless.
I love you
Ren
The instalments Ren talked about can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/@RenMakesStuff
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Ren can also be found on various social platforms via typing in: renmakesmusic
Soul Connection
There are many ways to Boost Your Soul and music is a fantastic one. There are a variety of genres you can listen to, even Soul Music is a genre in itself. To me, music is also a way to Connect with your Soul. A tool to help you go through emotions and acknowledge them. Depending on your mood, there will be always a piece of art that goes along with it. What I love most about music is how it can Connect people.
