It was hard to narrow Hayley’s photos down to just a few for the blog – loved them all

This is the ultimate form of toddler-torture. A lolly machine that doesn’t actually deliver the goods LOL
The jelly beans are all stuck together due to humidity and don’t actually fall out of the opening. I really should buy some real gumballs for it.

side note – I’m still on lifting/carrying restrictions, so I buckled the gumball machine (it’s heavy!) into Aria’s stroller and wheeled it around for the session LOL

Just a sneak-peek at upcoming sessions that will be featuring on the blog….

Harrison, Riley and Darcy…

Hayley….

I’ve debated over posting this here, but it’s no secret and I know a lot of you a curious as to what’s been happening with me.

In early July, I was diagnosed with a Carotid Artery Dissection, which in turn caused Horners Syndrome. I’ve also been found to have IIH which may or may not be related to the Artery Dissection.
Obviously to get those diagnosis’s it involved many, many doctor/specialist appointments, 2 weeks in hospital, a lot of fear and a lot of tears. My vision was affected, I lost most of my hearing, I had 6 lumbar puncture attempts (traumatic) and then experienced an adverse reaction to the LP which forced me to remain flat for five days in a constant state of dizziness and nausea, not moving or able to tolerate light.

Physically, I am healing. I have to take things slow, rest plenty, no lifting. I’m on a lot of medication and am still undergoing a tonne of tests to determine WHY this happened in the first place. (All tests have been coming back with good results)
I’m seeing an awesome GP who is trying to keep me (hopefully) sane through all of this. Emotionally I am a wreck. (hard for me to admit that)

I cancelled all of my work for August and will take September as it comes.
I wanted to put this here so you can have an understanding of what I’ve been through. I have a lot of people waiting for photos and they have all been amazingly patient and I truly thank them for that.