As many may know, I am VERY serious and passionate about lash extensions. I dedicate 90% of my time to my clients and students, so much so that my clients end up getting onto me about taking some time to myself for a change. There’s just something about doing lashes that makes everything better for me, I could be having the worst day possible and as soon as I do a set of lashes I feel so much better and forget what originally made my day so horrible. Seeing my clients’ face light up once I pass them that mirror is the best feeling in the world. And seeing the confidence they have when I see my clients upload a selfie is even more rewarding. Ugh as I’m typing this I’m being brought to tears because I miss that feeling and miss my clients so much. My clients and I have became so close that not being able to see them let alone do their lashes has been so heartbreaking for me. If you’re my client and you’re reading this, thank you for supporting me throughout everything! 

Now you might be wondering, “Well why aren’t you doing lashes then?” On January 5th, 2022 I was involved in an accident that ended with me getting a concussion, neck strain and nasal contusion. This accident happened at my second job. For those who may not know, I have a night job. At my night job I operate a forklift. A long story short, these forklifts are ‘wire guided’ which means that once the wire guide switch is turned on and is on the line, the forklift is guided which means you do not need to steer at all. The only thing you have to do is press the gas and the forklift automatically goes in a straight line. Well on this day, when entering an aisle, everything was going fine until halfway into the aisle, the forklift jolted to the right and hit a 30ft metal shelf (not sure what to call it). With how hard the impact was, I lost my balance and fell forward face first. The forklift has a metal fence at the front of it (safeguard) and that’s what I unfortunately ended up hitting my face on after losing balance. My nose immediately started swelling and bruising, my head was throbbing and I was shaken up. I can’t go into detail about how my job handled the situation that night but what I will say is I did not receive ANY medical attention that night and instead was put back to work, pulling HEAVY cages that had team lift items in them. I strongly believe that this is the reason why I have not been able to recover and I strongly believe that this is the reason why my side effects are so bad.

It has been a little over a month now since the accident, everyday I go through the worst headaches I have ever experienced, I feel fatigue, I feel nauseous, I feel disoriented, I feel off balance, I am extremely sensitive to light now that it makes me feel light headed and dizzy. Workers comp is not doing me any good, they are giving the runaround and it seems like I will be needing to take matters into my own hands because I can no longer live like this. Anyone who knows me, will tell you that I am a very independent and hard working person. The fact that I have not recovered has made it very difficult for me to get back to doing what I love most. This accident has definitely taken a toll on my everyday life, my financials, my health and has brought me depression. I just want to get better so I can go back to normalcy. But getting back to somewhat normal is going to come with a price to see a good neurologist, amongst other medical needs I will need to get on this road to a full recovery. 

I’m asking for help in raising the funds to get the proper medical attention I need to get everything up and functioning as it should. The feeling of physically not being able to do much of anything let alone work, has been haunting and difficult for me. If you contributed to helping me, whether it’s a prayer, donation or a share… thank you. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. You are contributing to my future. I’m trying to get back to doing what I love most… creating art.