Kelly Elaine Inc. a curly hair salon and such

This will most likely be our last public event in this building as we know it. This is a huge event. A lot of stylist are coming in and specialist! Please RSVP, ASAP!

I was hoping to leave today for a week long trip to Cape May area to see my friend and hang with my dogs on the beach. 😢 I needed to cancel and the reason all goes back when the guy carelessly smashed into my car January 7, 2024. I am still having too many symptoms to be able to pack and drive myself. In fact I have trouble getting through most days without a half hour or more closing my eyes and playing meditation sounds.

After the incident as soon as I could,I started PT and started with doctor appointments.
I figured I would be in some pain experience a direct hit like I did but the headaches! Oh the pain and pressure has been insane. Regular migraines would be welcome compared to this!
I went to see a neurologist one month after and they did not send me to be evaluated for a concussion. When I had a regular eye exam with Dr. Baker at HeidiOptics Eyewear, she suspected I had a concussion because I was having problems.

She sent me to Dr. Massucci at Massucci Vision Plus
my eye specialist and she diagnosed me with a concussion. That was 10 weeks after the accident. She started me on lens filter therapy (Syntonac) and referred me to Dr. Marco Alcala a concussion specialist at AHN.
He also confirmed the concussion diagnosis. I finally feel like I am in good hands as far as this part of my healing journey is going.
It should not take 10 weeks to get a concussion diagnosis after a car accident. I do not know yet how long it will take to recover from the concussion I was only able evaluated on the first appointment and the second appointment caused severe symptoms that took my several days to get to a more tolerable level to function, hence the reason I made the decision this week to cancel my vacation.

In the meantime have been doing chiropractic care, physical pt and the filter therapy. Dr. Marco explained to me how I start to heal is that I need to recognize what is bringing on concussion symptoms and that I need to try to change that in the moment.
Taking on new information and your daily life literally can cause symptoms.
For example: Walking, because we track the ground or surroundings with our eye, doing work in the computer, driving and talking on the phone. Even a chat with a friend on a familiar road exacerbates symptoms. Walking in an open beach in Erie was ok with my head up but walking on a more narrow path stirred symptoms immediately.
Light sensitivity, is crazy but I can be in the natural sun but haziness is horrible. Struggling to remember your daily tasks is bad enough with ADD but the doctor confirmed that this is totally different.
I really felt lost and felt like I was going crazy. My memory is a bit better and sharper than it was within the first month but my memory and recovery has a very long way to go. So many conscious and unconscious decisions are being made every minute if I can control it.
Even listening to the radio in the car isn’t on the table most days now, lights out whenever possible, sunglasses all the time in the car (hardly ever used to).
How I cut hair, how I have conversation, I can’t even nod or shake my head during conversations like I used to and the shows I watch are nothing like they were before. Forget taking on a documentary or America Test Kitchen cooking episode. Too much for my brain.
This has all been confirmed with the doctor or other people who have a concussion themselves.
I feel better and less crazy know there’s a reason and knowing I can help this along, I was really getting scared for how much intense, consistent pain I was in.
I still have plenty of pain but I can tell the meds and therapy are at least starting me in the right direction.

Part of why I wanted to share is so others can know that this can happen to them and that things may look a bit different around here for a bit. The lights may be off but we are open! I may have shorter hours because I may need a rest. I have certainly already had time off of work, I’m sure I have needed more but this is where I am right now.

If you see me at an event or meeting know that I don’t just go home it’s more like bolting home to recover to try to get through the next day. As life always is, some days are better than others.

I also need surgery on my wrist from the accident. That’s a story for another day.

Although I am cranky, mad sad and happy and thankful about all of this. I know full well this all could be worse. I am thankful for how I am able to function but certainly looking forward to recovering and shedding these funky a$$ symptoms.

See me on my deckation this week. 🙃

Happy Valentine’s Day!

The most important message is love, love one another a bit extra today in remembrance.

If you want a haircut to look like this and you have this kind of hair and available March 20-21, then you know what to do. 😀

We still need more tight curl models models for training March 20-21, 2022.

Please visit us at our new page Kindred Curl! We look forward to this new chapter!

Kayce has been doing keratin treatment and using curling irons for years. She found us because she want to learn to make her curls healthy. She also loved that we used and .

Kristen’s romantic curls courtesy of detox masque and styling products. ™️