Hope

Rachael says: "I felt deeply honoured when my NHS hero got in touch and deeply moved by the experience of painting her. I cried while I was painting, for the people who were on the front line serving others, for the people whose lives were being lost... this was in the depths of the isolation in lockdown. Then here was beautiful Hope with her red boxing gloves and her home made and donated scrubs, becoming, for me, a shining and inspiring symbol for what was happening and what would be needed for the journey ahead of us."

Hope says: "I felt privileged and blessed and it was lovely to receive the picture through the post. It was especially lovely as it's of me wearing the scrubs made by the women of my town. I felt so proud of our teamwork in the Belfast ICU and also for the support of all my friends, family and neighbours."