‘I realised that my painting could help me get well’

The Harbour Gallery. Dr Lorna Collins, researcher/artist Picture: ROB CURRIE. (38563592)

LORNA Collins has a remarkable story to tell even if she cannot remember it all.

She remembers nothing, for example, of her childhood or her passion for horses; or of the accident that left her unresponsive and in a coma when she fell from her mount; or the helicopter airlift to an intensive care unit where she was to spend several days on a ventilator.

In fact, the first thing she remembers clearly is not being able to remember. Her memories of the subsequent 20-year period in hospitals across England and France are sketchy at times but they are characterised by one disconcerting thing…

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