My name is Kaileen. I am 28 years old and I am a mouth painter living in Greater Vancouver, Canada. I am a Student Member of the Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists (MFPA). I have a very rare form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth - type 2D. For a detailed description, please use our good friend, Google. To sum it up in a few words, my muscles are very weak and progressively worsening.

I would say my love for art started at a young age. When I was 7 years-old, I was hospitalized for five weeks and I remember colouring a picture for the front of my medical binder and loving doing that. I took many art classes throughout highschool; it was always my favourite class. I did everything with my hands at that point, from sketching to pointillism. It was hard for me, took me more time than other students and made me tired, but I never considered stopping. Creating art allowed me to express myself in a way nothing else could.