Name/Title
Cynthia Knight - Red and Black Party - Excel HealthcareDescription
This native of Oakland, born in 1962, has had her share of tragedies in life. Her 25-year old son was a homicide victim, and she suffered a lengthy life-threatening coma in mid-life that doctors thought she would never survive. Yet it was her illness, she says, that taught her everything—patience and understanding, how to re-group myself.
“When Cynthia awoke from her coma, her hearing and vision were seriously impaired and doctors told her she’d never walk. She had to relearn how to how to use her contracted hands to write her name. She uses a special bridge for holding her paint brushes and pencils for art class.
Cynthia’s only previous experience with art was when she would draw pictures for the young children to paint in the day care center she ran out of her house. Now when she does art, she says she picks a subject that’s meaningful to her because she wants it to catch attention. She enjoys playing bingo and being outdoors, which isn’t very often.
“While I’m out waiting for Paratransit to go to the bank,” she says, “I enjoy the day—the people, the sights.”
