Salon Iridescence by Kim Tooley

Update:
I want to first thank all of you who have reached out over the past few months! I apologize for those that I have not gotten back with. I have been going through a lot physically emotionally and spiritually. As many of you know, I have systemic generalized lupus and because of that, I have had some subsequent issues going on. In the beginning we had a few different diagnoses regarding what was wrong with me, but we have since received a final and correct diagnosis. Let me first say this has been the hardest thing that I have gone through in my life! Anyone who knows me knows that being a hairstylist gives me unbelievable joy! I enjoy the work that I did but most importantly, I enjoyed each, and everyone of my clients more than I can even say! For me over the past few decades, there has been no greater joy other than my Seth, Chloe and Dave than having my clients share their lives with me! The best part of my career is that I have shared in many engagements, marriages, births of babies, graduations, birthdays, new careers, as well as divorces, split ups, and even deaths of family and friends of my clients. I have been blessed to be a part of the very best of all of your lives, as well as the very worst. For me, there has been no greater joy professionally then having been able to have my clients come in, feeling down or sad about things going on in their lives, or for my clients who were going on new adventures and dates, the excitement of helping them feel as beautiful on the outside as they all are on the inside! Not being able to share in all of that has been unbelievably hard for me. So please accept my apology for not replying to everyone who has reached out, not being able to partake in my passion has made me extremely depressed, and very sad to say the least. I miss you all more than I can express!
So now onto the answers from my team of doctors. I have been diagnosed with a condition called Subacute Combined Degeneration of the spine. This diagnosis comes out after one evening I had worked and came home and Dave and I were relaxing on the couch watching a movie and when the movie was over, I got up to go to bed, and I could not walk at all, and I couldn’t use my arms or hands. It was extremely terrifying and overwhelming. For the past year I have had terrible pain, weakness and numbness in my hands and arms, as well as my legs and feet, but I figured it was from the dialysis or my lupus or some thing going on… that it was just a part of my normal lupus symptoms, but it wasn’t… It was the compression on my spine slowly affecting me. Anyway, that night Dave threw me in his truck and flew me to the hospital. I was there for several days while they did tests to figure out why I couldn’t walk and use my hands and arms properly. They have found some medication’s that help with the pain and the nerve damage that has been caused by this condition. I have been in physical therapy and have been learning to walk again and learning to use my hands and arms again. I don’t have a lot of control with my legs or my hands and arms. Since then, I am walking, somewhat better, and have gained some control of my arms and hands back but it has been slow to say the least. I have also been dealing with unbearable, depression, and sadness, and fear of never being able to be the person that I was before all this happened. It has affected my life in ways that I never imagined. I was diagnosed with lupus in my late 20s and I have always been able to manage the pain the best that I could but having no control over my own body has been extremely hard for me. This has been extremely hard on Seth and Chloei and Dave! It has been a financial drain on us, causing so much stress for Dave, all of you who know me know how much I love my husband and what an amazing husband that I have and he has ran himself ragged after working 12 and sometimes 18 hours a day coming home and doing the dishes and laundry and cleaning the house and when Chloe is with us picking up the slack where I am not able to do as much with her so she can still have fun and be as normal as possible. This has been very scary for both of my kids. Any of you who know me know my children are my everything, and it has affected them greatly! I am, however, slowly getting there and although this is not something that is completely reversible, it is something that I can learn to manage and hopefully will regain the ability to fully walk and use my hands and arms 100%. I am doing better emotionally somewhat, but I miss all of you very very much! I hope you all know what you have all meant to me over the years! I have been blessed to share in so much of your lives, and I love you all very very much!! I thank you for trusting me with your stories, your secrets, your relationships, your children, and your ups and downs! You have all meant the world to me!
I hope I am just saying I will see you in a few months but honestly I don’t know… And moving forward I will update you frequently but honestly, I can’t give you an answer as to if I will ever be able to return to my passion. This breaks my heart more than I can ever express. I have not even been able to be on Facebook or Instagram over the past several months, because so much of my social media is hair related I would just sit there and cry! The stress on Dave of Christmas coming with the emotional strain as well as the financial strain we are going through has broken my heart…social media is covered with Christmas right now and it’s so hard to have to just sit here and watch without having any control, or being able to even help.
Please keep my family in your positive thoughts and prayers, but most importantly, please know I appreciate each and everyone of you! Thank you for your thoughts and prayers, and all the positive vibes and energy that you have set my way! I hope you all have a happy, holiday season!

Good morning! I am letting those of you who contact me through this page know that I am deleting this page this week. I am still using my personal Facebook which is under my name Kim Tooley as well as my business page is now going to be Color Correction by Kim Tooley... you can also call or text at 734-747-4363. Please allow me 24 hours to get back with you as I just got back to work after four days off. This new page is going to be so much more beneficial for everyone! Thank you for your patience and I’m looking forward to seeing you all very soon💜💜

Before and after... Cinnamon clover!

Before and after... honey 💜💜💜