I am more than a girl with Lyme Disease. I am a photographer and a musician; I love nature and dogs. I’m a control freak and a "type A" kinda gal.
I was born in Michigan grew up in a family of musicians, classical to be correct. My grandfather was a gentle but strict man and that was assuredly passed down to my mother and so on and so on. I experienced grief at a young age by losing my mother to addiction. Sometimes I think that’s worse than a sudden loss. My sister followed in my mothers shoes and i lost her to addiction as well. I have one remaining sister and my father. I don’t want to leave out my amazing fiancée and his beautiful family. Without them my life would be much quieter.
Sometimes I ask myself how I got here. I’m still searching for those answers. Life is funny because it shows you things, sometimes you pay attention and sometimes you don’t’. Finally life has a way of clobbering you on the head demanding your attention. I’m listening now.
I’ve always been more of an observer. I guess that's why i choose to be a photographer, so for me being in the spotlight and turning this around and making this public is a challenge for me on so many levels.
Maybe it’s brave; maybe it’s therapy by learning to open up. Maybe it will be like floating in the water and becoming buoyant instead of sinking. Or maybe I will be one more blog lost at sea. You decide.