To distract the mind from hospital, Chris sketches custom art | ABC News

Chris Vines visits Hervey Bay Hospital three times a week for dialysis treatment.
Years of chemotherapy have damaged the 81-year-old's kidneys and left him vision impaired.
"I concentrate on the drawing, it takes my mind off all my problems," he said.
Hospital staff and patients welcome the creative distraction, with Chris getting plenty of requests for sketches of iconic Aussie animals and landscapes.
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