My Nail Story

Nails are my passion. For years I had to deal with the horrific humility of a nail fungus on my right middle finger. Then out of nowhere the fungus appeared on both of my large toes. These wer apart of the worst things ever to happen to little ole me. So on the beginning of my senior year I begged with mom to please, PLEASE, PlEaSe take my to a podiartist and she did.

On the first visit the doctor immeadily revealed what the problem was to us. He then told me that the only thing to cure it would be to take the Lamisil pill and some kind of polish I had to polish on for like three times per week. Our question was is that the only route? My mama has always instilled in me be careful of taking any medications even if its the doctor that does prescribe it.

We ended up following the doctors suggestions because with the embarrasment of the shape of how my nails were in I was willing to do anything even putting myself at risk for liver problems. Mama was like Gildra lets be sure.. Im like mama we just gone pray and its gone be okay. My goal was to have my toes cleared up my prom.

That lamisil tablet put an end to all of the horrific humility that I had gone through for years. I had dealt with my middle finger for so many years I constantly kept it covered with acrylic so embarrased I wasn't even expecting that problem to be healed... But it was thank God...

I had to take that tablet everyday for 81 days the doctor instilled in my head that if I missed a day I would mess up the flow in my bloodstream and it would be a problem. For eighty one days I was constantly reminding my self to take that tablet. And I did with the help of God...

I believe I was contaminated on my tenth birthday when my cousin took me to the nails shop to get nails applyed without the acrylic and the man cut my cuticle with his drill which he had no business using on my little fingers after we requested that he not.

You live and you learn, that was my first time going to the shop without my mama but it was my bithday and the only thing I wanted she was busy at work so she asked my avaliable cousin to take me.

During that time in my life I learned that never take simple things in life for granted. So much as even a toenail or a fingernail.

I was too ashamed to take pictures while transitioning from but it was truly amazing to watch so the above picture was how my nails resembled...