This is the journey of a large mirrorbox which will appear at different places throughout the UK. It may stay for a few minutes and be asked to move on, or it might stay the whole day…

Where the it stops will be chosen by people like myself, living with M.E. or long COVID, inside and often bed-bound for much of the time. The mirrorbox will be placed at the places we love but can’t get to.

At these places, people will be able to go inside the mirrorbox and hear the message left by the person who has nominated that place. They will be invited to write a postcard back.

Lockdown was a realisation of what it is like to be shut inside and cut off from much of normal everyday life. Over 500,000 people in the UK live with health conditions which mean this is a permanent reality. By our absence we have become invisible.

I would be here if I could has become the larges collaborative project in the UK co-created with people living with M.E. and Long Covid. The project is supported by Arts Council England and The National Lottery Community Fund. For more information visit www.iwouldbehereificould.com