I&#39;m Eileen Dwyer, nurse manager at St. Francis Cancer Institute. My oncology nurses utilized art therapy to battle compassion fatigue, and we turned the artwork of one of my nurses, Adriana Wise, into a card that we give patients on special occasions. I submitted an image of the front of the card; now, here&#39;s an image of the back.

My name is Eileen Dwyer, and I am a nurse manager at St. Francis Cancer Institute. My oncology nurses utilized art therapy to battle compassion fatigue, and this is the artwork of one of those nurses, Adriana Wise. From there, we decided to make her artwork into a card. We give our patients this card, individually signed by the nurses, for different celebrations such as birthdays or completion of treatment. Our patients love this card!

Art From Our Heart

I am a 20-year survivor of breast cancer, but I am now struggling with this disease. I am a patient at St. Francis Cancer Institute, and I do watercolor art therapy with the palliative care nurse at the St. Francis Infusion Center while I get my treatments. I called this one Perseverance because I will not give up!

Art From Our Heart, part 2

By eileen dwyer

February 9th, 2020

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