After battling cancer, why one Triad woman says art has the power to heal. [Video]

INSPIRES. WE ARE SHOWING YOU HOW ART HAS THE POWER TO HEAL. OUR ERIN BURNETT JOINS US NOW IN STUDIO. ERIN, YOU SPOKE WITH A TRIAD WOMAN WHO IS HELPING OTHERS FIND HEALING THEMSELVES. THAT’S RIGHT. A CANCER DIAGNOSIS ALMOST MADE KELLY JOEL LOSE HER ARTISTIC VISION. BUT A GREENSBORO NONPROFIT HELPED REIGNITE THAT SPARK. AND NOW SHE’S RETURNING THE FAVOR. LOCAL ARTIST KELLY JOEL SAYS A PAINTBRUSH DID MORE FOR HER THAN COLORS ON A PAGE. I WAS DIAGNOSED NOVEMBER 28TH, 2022 WITH ADVANCED OVARIAN CANCER. I STILL HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO COME UP WITH WORDS TO DESCRIBE WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE. HER DIAGNOSIS LEFT HER FEELING UNINSPIRED, AND I HAD A FRIEND OF MINE WHO WAS KIND OF MENTORING ME THROUGH MY CANCER AND SHE SAID, KELLY, CREATE, MAKE SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, GET OUT YOUR PENS, GET OUT YOUR PAINTS, AND AND JUST MAKE SOMETHING. AND I JUST, …