Sports is big business in America, and Americans are fanatical about it from kids leagues to professional sports. Legislatures pass laws protecting athletes, ensuring their safety and even guaranteeing them control over their names, images and likenesses. When high school, college or professional athletes are injured they are guaranteed excellent care. And when one dies on the field, this is big news. I suppose this is all as it should be.
But I know the plight of young artists, who put in long hours at their craft, which can be both intellectually and physically demanding. They often don’t have mental and emotional support or recognition for the value of their work. They suffer anxiety and depression which sometimes leads to death, death that can go almost unnoticed. This is not as it should be.
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