Woman diagnosed with MS turns her brain scans into art
<p>After being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 1991, former lawyer Elizabeth Jameson decided to do something a bit different with her brain scans – turn them into art.</p>
<p>The diagnosis came as a huge shock to Jameson, who first had her ability to speak in the late ‘80s due to a lesion in her brain. For the outspoken civil rights lawyer, becoming mute simply wasn’t an option. Through intense speech therapy, she regained her voice, before learning she had MS.</p>
<p>As a champion for children with chronic illness and disabilities, Jameson decided to give back to the community she suddenly found herself a part of. “I was a public interest lawyer, so I decided to become a public interest artist, whatever the hell that would mean,” she told <a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/3061436/diagnosed-with-multiple-sclerosis-an-artist-turns-her-mris-into-art" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Fast Company Design</span></strong></a>.</p>
<p>When she received her first MRI scan, Jameson didn’t want to look at the harsh, “ugly” black-and-white images. So, she began silk painting and copper-etching her scans, creating colourful and lively works of art in an effort to “take the fear out of looking at MRIs”.</p>
<p>Now quadriplegic, Jameson continues to make her incredible paintings with a little help from her assistant. Take a look at some of her stunning creations in the gallery above.</p>
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