Lisa Sniderman
Voice of Lis-who has Dermatomyositis
I'm Lisa Sniderman, an award-winning artist known as Aoede, playwright, author, filmmaker, disabled artist advocate, and have battled a rare chronic illness, a progressive muscle weakness autoimmune disease called Dermatomyositis, for 13 1/2 years, while obsessively creating to express and heal. I realized in all this time, through creating albums, musicals, films, and even my memoir, I kept so busy creating, I forgot to grieve... and realized through music I could reach others who may have also forgotten to grieve... so I created The Grieving Project. Helping others with chronic illness and disabilities gives me purpose.