What is a transforming illness? -- Turning poor health into a transforming illness -- Creativity and the transforming illness -- Childhood illness as an opportunity -- Early accidents as a turning point -- Challenged walking -- The learning disorders of Leonardo da Vinci -- Artists and learning difficulties -- Vision challenges and visual art -- Art and the way we see the world -- Deafness and the creative process -- Cancer and creativity -- Difficulties with hands, arms, legs, and feet -- Working with quadriplegia and beyond -- Accidents, hazards, injuries, and art -- Michelangelo's problems and perseverance -- Creativity, illness, and identity -- Using illness to benefit others.