You can run...but you can't hide!

July 2024, life update

Hi! It’s been a minute! Here I am just trying to keep my head on straight :). I forgot exactly where I left off, but I will pick up with all the things swirling around my mind right now.

Firstly, my dad started TMS treatment this week and I am optimistic that it could help his cognitive state, even if just a little, it would be a major win. It is currently approved by insurance for patients with Depression and has been largely successful in that arena, and it would be a major break through in my opinion if it shows success in this category.

The treatment is non invasive, you usually go for about 6-8 weeks, sometimes everyday in the beginning, for 18-22 minute sessions. You wear a wonky looking machine on your head and hear what sounds like nails tapping for the session. You can listen to music or watch a show, and most people don’t report side effects outside of a headache. They use a mapping device in the beginning to figure out which part of your brain they want to target and then the nope is that the neurons start firing. Technology is really remarkable.

After I did a live a few weeks ago with Moody Girls, a local clinic reached out to me and told me about this treatment. The machines are state of the art from Israel and we jumped at the opportunity. He has only had 3 treatments so far, but usually people start to show some improvement after 10 sessions, although everyone can be different.

I will keep you all updated as I am excited for what could be… wouldn’t that be magical!

Second, I am still in the depths of discovery in my 3 lawsuits. LOL. It is extremely time consuming and mentally draining in a way that I wouldn’t even wish on my worst enemy. For starters its traumatic, as I am reliving things that happened over and over again (I keep providing many of the same things over and over again in different format, yes - we are arguing about format)… but beyond that, things are happening to me that in my opinion shouldn’t be happening. And I am not the only one who this is happening to, but it doesn’t make it any less frustrating. I just keep hoping/praying for the day that this will end…. Until then, the legal bills keep piling up, what a joy! Thank gd for my beautiful family and friends that remind me of all the important things in life.. now if only I had a money tree to pay my lawyer without worrying I would be all set. I kid, I kid (although a money tree would be useful)

Third, I still can’t stop thing about the incessant harassment targeted at me on Reddit. Even if I don’t look at it frequently (which I don’t).. whenever it is brought to my attention I am astounded. The harassment is eery, and it feels different than other snarking that takes place online. I get the sense that they are always testing how far they can push me, always testing the boundaries on how much they can taunt me. Their anonymity has thus far protected them but that won’t work forever. The very odd thing is how obvious they make their objective, all while hiding behind fake usernames. I can sense the tone they use and I can tell they often hope I am reading it so they can scare me or get just a little deeper under my skin. It’s a type of psychological warfare that is new in this digital age, and all the various platforms are going to need to figure out how they can prevent it. The idea of watching someone everyday who you hate seems obviously unhealthy, yet they can’t stop themselves. It’s clear they are doing this in honor of, or in support of someone else, one just has to constantly wonder what is their reward for this? Are they merely happy enough knowing I am experiencing distress? Is there financial compensation? It seems very organized. Whenever something is posted in my lawsuit - they are on it. I feel as if they are in communication with someone very close to my cases, and it’s eery. Ive always said, you can say whatever you want about me, but when Ive had criticisms and things to say, I used my own name, and my own face, and I have paid the consequence for that… only cowards operate behind anonymity.

Here is a sample of some of their profound writing on reddit from just a few days ago…

How long can they hide? Id say… it won’t be forever.

What will their families feel when they find out they’ve been engaged in a years long torture campaign targeted at my demise? I doubt their spouses, children, colleagues or friends would be proud. This behavior is nothing to be proud of.

Fourth, my dear little sister is recovering from a shitty fall last week at the Chambers Street Station downtown. She fell down approximately 8-10 steps on to the subway platform, and fractured 6 teeth and her nose. All things considered it could have been much worse! She has a splint in her mouth for the next few weeks for her teeth to reattach to the bone and then she can start to have cosmetic work done. The funniest thing she said to me was that she was so upset because she loved her unique space between her teeth and now it’s gone. I told her not to worry, dentists can do magic these days! We both laughed when they wheeled her up to get a CT scan and left her outside the electrical closet. In all seriousness though, the Dental Surgical Team at Cornell was AMAZING! Kudos to all you healthcare workers, I am in awe of you!

Fifth, on to some business! I have been updating my postmark daily and there are some GREAT finds in there! Some pieces from my closet at home - there is Balenciaga, Mia Mia, Giambattistta Valli, and then there is also stuff I have worn recently for an hour! Part of our job is always featuring new items but I love the fact that I am able to share so many of them on Poshmark with all of you! You get basically brand new items for less, and everybody wins!

This dress needs a new home! I can’t believe someone hasn’t snagged it yet!

Lastly but nonetheless VERY important, on the Jewelry front, we have some amazing new arrivals! The new double link and triple link hoop are probably going to be our best sellers for the next two seasons, I can already tell. My stock is super limited though so make sure you check new arrivals on the website, or my stories from today to catch what just came in! We got some amazing new bangles that remind me of Tiffany but for WAY less! Don’t we all love a good designer quality item for less? In todays world & economy - who can hate on that!?

I will leave you all with that for now - and I'll check back in soon!

xx

Em