February 19, 2024

After 4 months ~ 1 in strick bed rest, 1 in bed rest with brace, 1 with brace & PT, 1 w/out brace, Gail is now returning home to continue her recovery and rehab. Thanks to all who visited, wrote notes, sent flowers and called ~ all essential elements that kept her spirits up during a very difficult time.

December 30, 2023

Gail is passing 60 days of living in a long-term care facility - Pruitt Healthcare at 1000 Briarcliff Rd Atl. Ga. Finally getting a little physical therapy, but she is so deconditioned from strict bed rest that it's going to take at least 2 months to get back to where she was before she broke her back, again.

The new year is here! On to successful PT/OT sessions that get her home and back rolling around her studio!

December 1, 2023

OMG! Transported to Piedmont for her MRI, but she was denied entrance because , they"didn't know she wasn't ambulatory"!

Trying the whole effort again on Friday... Wish Gail well!

November 24, 2023

The past six months have been unusually difficult ~ Gail has been hospitalized five times for a week or more each time, enduring over-the-top spinal pain. In July, she was admitted with two fractured vertebrae; she had successful neurosurgery to stabilize T5, and then was discharged home.

In early October she was admitted again in significant pain ~ with three fractures at T6, T8, and T9. There was also ligament and soft tissue damage in the area which made her spine unstable. With stage 4 osteoporosis, any and all surgery was ruled out.

After 2 weeks Gail was discharged to a long-term care facility, for 4 – 6 weeks of complete bed rest. November 30th is her birthday and the 6-week mark, so she will be scheduled for an MRI to evaluate her improvement. If all goes well, and she has improved, Gail will start PT&OT.

PT&OT is the gateway to her long-term recovery. If she is released from long-term care to start outpatient PT&OT, that expense is, after 10 therapy visits, is completely out of pocket. We are so grateful for your assistance!

April 13, 2023

Gail's "Art from the Heart" auction on 32Auctions is a great way to engage in her fundraising efforts...and get art out of your support! Click the link to see her current works listed and get you favorites before they're gone! www.32auctions.com

August 24, 2021

I was admitted into Emory Hospital on Tuesday, 8/17/21.

October 8, 2020

We wanted to update everyone on Gail's surgery. Her surgery went well. She is in the hospital recovering and we're excited to have her back home in a day or two to continue her recovery.

Thank you everyone for keeping her in your thoughts and prayers.

September 23, 2020

I want to update you on Gail’s journey.

Resiliency and a positive spirit have been Gail’s primary tools throughout her health journey. Recently, Gail’s had to use these tools and more as she has been diagnosed with a large incarcerated hiatal hernia, a complication from her previous injury ~ she’s lost 25% of her body weigh over the past four months!

Gail will be undergoing thoracic surgery October 7th with Dr. Saeid Khansarinia. (Dr. Khansarinia was the first surgeon to place a diaphragm pacing system and remains one of the leading surgeons in the country in placing diaphragm pacing systems to aid quadriplegic and other patients with diaphragm dysfunction.)

Her surgery requires preparation, a significant recovery time, then ongoing physical therapy. As Gail continues her art practice, she will require an assistant to aid with health visits, errands, and studio assistance.

May 4, 2020

I have moved into our new studios just a few miles down the road from my home. Tom and I have strategically renovated an old Masonic lodge: access everywhere has been the key concept in the process. No thresholds, no door knobs, ramps everywhere, bathrooms and break room are all places I can go without a thought. However, I am still in desperate need of a drafting table, a reticulating wall mounted easel and a studio lift. I’m including new images of the building, studio and art work. Looking forward to sharing in person with everyone once the Covid19 pandemic subsides.

December 2, 2019

I've come a long way since 2014. Thank you for your prayers and contributions. This year we are renovating the new StudioSwan Art Center in downtown Chatt Hills where I will have a beautiful new studio in January 2020. I am so grateful every day that I am able to stand and everyone's support contributes to those moments. I began obsessively trying to stand and continued therapy hoping to create marks one can not see while seated. I've learned an interesting dance of perspective.

Throughout the day on Tuesday, December 3 only, there is no credit card fee for ALL donations made at helphopelive.org in honor of Gail. The nonprofit covers this fee all day so that your donation goes further than ever.

November 8, 2019

Your good friend Gail Foster is doing well and is looking for your generous assistance.

I always believed that artwork heals. When I was a 7 years old girl going to a liberal church and introduced a theory to her minister. Young Gail's theory was how #Artheals because when she gave artwork to people it made them happy. Today, there are even studies that show how creativity brought peace of mind and even boosts the immune system. But its not limited to only creating. Viewing art creates similar results. Back in 2013 at Shephard Center rehabilitation center opened up room for me to create art while I recovered and not long after she was up and about recovering. The power of creation could heal and when the spinal cord injury happened, art helped me push through my most difficult moments in life and was the main reason she got better.

Gail is excited to be moving into her wonderful new studio location which is 7 miles from Serenbe located in downtown Chatthills GA.

StudioSwan is launching a new fundraising campaign series titled "Art Heals" in order to raise funds to equip Gail's studio accessible art materials that will

enable her to create more work and larger work with less pain. We are also raising funds for Gail's past and present medical costs (insurance, co-pays,

and physical therapy). Gail Foster, Tom Swanston and the StudioSwan team are excited to be moving into their new studio location soon. A former Masons' lodge located in

downtown Chattahoochee Hills, GA, it is only seven miles away from Serenbe. We plan to make this our long term home, and full of art, healing, and love.

Please consider contributing to one of the rewards tiers below through Help Hope Live to receive a special limited edition print or painting as my way to

thank you for your generosity. All contributions to her campaign on Help Hope Live are tax deductible.