Donate for ARDS research and receive an original drawing

In March, at the age of thirty, I found myself suddenly ill and on a ventilator fighting for my life for 18 days. I was in the hospital for 21 days, but thankfully I survived. It has been a long and emotional recovery that continues everyday.
I have decided to join the ARDS Foundation team and raise morny for ARDS research. For every donation that is made over $120, I will give the donor an original drawing created specifically for them.
$100 dollars will go towards the ARDS Foundation and $20 will be used for materials and shipping costs.

These drawings will be done on 100% cotton rag paper with pen, pencil, and ink. Send me three words when you make your donation and those words will inspire the creation of your drawing. After donating email me at with three words that I will use to inspire a drawing as a thank you gift.

If you would like to read more about my journey through ARDS visit my website.


September 28, 2008

Hike For Lung Health, 2008

An overview of the Hike for Lung Health in Chicago. It was a moving event and I hope that you enjoy the video.

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Abbi-ARDS Survivor

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September 23, 2008

Not Named: Octopus Chandelier

materials used: pen and graphite
not sure if this is done yet. maybe it needs some crystals. I am only partially kidding. It seems too tidy to me.
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September 22, 2008

Hike for Lung Health

This weekend I attended the Hike for Lung Health in Chicago. It was a wonderful event and I was so glad to be able to attend in person after all of the fundraising I have been doing. It felt great to meet others that have survived ARDS and to see my favorite city. Eileen and I, she is the president of the ARDS Foundation.
 My daughter and I at the Shedd Aquarium with Chicago behind us.
A view from the hike with my great friend and her daughter.
Here we are at the beginning of the walk. I had a great team with me, thank you all for walking and thank you all for donating and following my fundraising adventure!
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September 19, 2008

Jen

Jen's words were: Relentless, Desolate, Star
Materials used: ink, pen, graphite
This drawing is meant to be a companion piece the one shown below.
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September 18, 2008

Deep Breath Opening featured in the Detroiter

Deep Breath: Drawings to Benefit Lung Health
solo show by area artist, Abbigail Knowlton Israelsen
Deep Breath is a fundraising exhibition, with all proceeds from the sale of drawings donated towards Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) research. Abbigail recently survived ARDS after a long fight at the University of Michigan hospital where she was placed on a ventilator in a drug induced coma for 18 days, fighting for her life. After many months of physical and emotional recovery, she decided to raise awareness of ARDS and to give towards research.
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September 17, 2008

Jill

materials used: graphite, pen, and ink
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