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Sligo Angel Artist Set For Nationwide

The remarkable story of Strandhill based artist Helen Ryan Kraft will appear on Nationwide on Monday, March 15th at 7pm, on RTE 1.

Facing enormous personal challenges as a young woman living in Germany, Helen tells of how she overcame two tragic events which took place in quick succession when she was in her early 30’s.

Following on from what she thought was going to be a routine operation, she became paralysed and became confined to a wheelchair. Soon afterwards, her husband’s premature and unexpected death left her alone, and with a young family to rear.

But Helen managed to keep her head above water during those challenging years. On Nationwide, she describes how her faith maintained her, especially her belief that guardian angels were watching over her.

Helen’s relationship with her guardian angels has become the focus of her latest exhibition, which took place at the turn of the year at ‘Angel World’, located on Hyde Bridge in Sligo. These paintings – a swirl of colour and brimming with positive energy – according to one observer, depict Helen’s interpretation of her personal relationship with her angels.

Filmed by local broadcast company Omedia, Nationwide screens this uplifting story as part of it’s Mind, Body & Spirit programme at 7pm on March 15th.