As a lot of you know my laptop caught on fire last week and gave me third degree burns on my left thigh. It’s been a rough week. I will have to go to Oklahoma City on Thursday for surgery. Then I will be on the road to recovery.
To my clients:
I did lose a lot of my edited files when my laptop exploded so I will have to re edit those files. All original files are safe in my external hard drive. It may take a couple of weeks to get these all edited due to the surgery and amount of files. Thank you all so much for being so patient with me.
I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend and continues to enjoy the rest of your week. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask.
I am documenting the burn daily. Here is a photo that was taken last night. I want you all to be CAREFUL!! Don’t leave your computers on when you go to bed or leave your home. This was a serious wake up call for me. I am so glad that it was me that burned and not my kids or my house. Please learn from this! My laptop was an Alienware which is now owned by Dell. 
The pic above was taken last night. Then pics below were taken this evening.
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Well this post about made me throw up
So sorry that that happened to you! That’s so crazy it looks absolutely horrible.
I’ve been browsing your photos and posts lately and I really love your work. Just wanted to let you know :o)
Get better soon!
OH MY GOSH!!!! i am SO SORRY this happened to you!!! that looks absolutely terrible. i hope you get the help you need! by the way, i love your photography and have been a stalker for a long time:-)
OMG! I’ve heard of the laptops blowing batteries for a while now and it never even crossed my mind what would happen if that was on someone’s lap at the time. :-O
I am really sorry this happened and hope you mend really quick.
Chin up, chuck
I am so sorry to hear you are going though this. My best wishes for a speedy recovery.
oh Jess you poor thing!! will keep you in my prayers!
OMG, Hope you feel better, that is crazy! Good luck in OKC.
Loyal blog stalker
oh my gosh!!!!!!! take care of yourself lady! Hope surgery goes well and you feel better! OUCH!
Gosh Jessica I hope you heal quickly from this and the surgery is a success! Great wake up call and I’ll be sure to make sure the kiddos see this! May encourage them to not use them in bed from now on! GET WELL SOON!
Wow, I missed this Jessica. Here I was thinking you were recovering and on your way to tip top condition. Not quite the case. I had no idea. I hope your surgery was successful and your recovery is speedy.
Jessica, I hope your surgery goes well! I’m so sorry this happened to you! I can’t believe how much the burn progressed from the first pic. I’m definitely going to be more careful with my laptop from now on!
Wishing you a speedy recovery!
Claire
Jessica, I have followed your work for a while now and was saddened by the news of your accident! I am keeping you in my prayers and hope for a quick recovery! Keep your spirits up, it helps healing and no one likes a grumpy patient! If you need anything from the web community…just shout!
Karly
Jessica!
Oh my goodness!!!
I am so sorry and I am floored that this happened!!
The photos are, umm, gross and I am so glad you posted them!
Holy Cow, I can’t imagine the pain that you are in right now.
Sending you prayers for healing.
Be well.
Becky
Wow. Unbelievable!! I hope you are better soon. Ouch!!!
Oh, my gracious, Jessica!! That’s HORRIBLE!!
I’m so sorry that you are going through this.
I really hope your recovery goes well…
I am so sorry for you. OMG thank you for your warning. I left my laptop on last night and the thought passed through me head…”should I turn it off?” I did not turn it off, but will ALWAYS turn my laptop off when not in use.
I hope you heal swiftly!
OUCH! OMG Jess I hope you feel better soon. Sending love and hugs from across the Ocean.x
omgosh how horrible, that looks so so painful. WOW, thats scary.
Wow Jessica! You poor thing! That looks scary and nasty and painful. Best wishes for a speedy recovery and excellent healing. Take care!
p.s. love my Belkin cushtop for my lap. Helps with the cooling but wow, I’m still nervous now!
I was checking out rick blog and saw your pic. Gosh this looked very painful. I hope you are feeling better by now.
Hugs
Sherry
oh my goodness im so sorry. god bless you! I hope you heal quickly!
I caught your post from Gary Fong’s blog and I am just beside myself. Your story has been on my mind for the past few days - every time I pick up my Macbook I think of you.
I cannot imagine how awful this entire experience has been for you and I’m very sorry you had to endure such pain! I certainly hope you will take legal action in the matter. But most importantly, heal yourself well.
Best Wishes!
Oh Jessica,
I’m SO sorry to hear about your leg. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve left my notebook on all night sitting on my fabric couch or working on my leg. Never thought of this happening. Wishing you a speedy recovery.