Bali and post-Bali update 🇮🇩 why we flew home early 😖

Hello and happy Saturday nudies 💕

So, I’ve been meaning to share this post for two weeks now…but have barely had the energy to do much at all since becoming unwell in Bali.

If you've been keeping up-to-date with my Snapchats (on which I’ve been a little quiet on this month), you'll know that I (and my partner) went down with what I was hoping would be just a small bout of 'Bali belly' just after Bali Nakation 😖

But, oh my, it has been worse than just a small bout of Bali belly.

Bali Nakation finished up on 1 October and I went down on the afternoon of Friday 3 October…

And, my partner and I are still recovering…3 weeks later.

I have travelled to Bali 4 times, been to numerous developing countries, travelled the world and never been struck with even what is more generally known as 'traveller's diarrhea' (sorry to have to be so blunt here).

It has been truly horrendous for both my partner and I.

After a week nakationing in the north, we headed to Uluwatu for our friend's 3-day wedding event after checking out of Bali Au Naturel only to then miss the entire thing! We were bed-ridden.

Truly, I have never felt so unwell 😞

On Tuesday 7 October, we made the transit to Ubud where we planned to spend a couple of weeks living the digital nomad life and eating vegan feasts like lords...but our reality could not have been further from this.

After what had felt like an extended bout of Bali belly, we decided to go to the doctors whilst in Ubud and ran some tests on Thursday 9 October.

Upon getting the results back, my partner’s results showed a parasite and mine showed E. coli…

We were put onto antibiotics and crossed our fingers that things would get better in the next few days…

But they didn’t…particularly for my partner.

With just under 2 weeks left in Bali and my partner’s symptoms worsening to a point of things getting rather concerning…we booked emergency flights back to Australia on Saturday 11 October.

We checked into a hospital the following day and had more tests run.

Ultimately, my tests came back with shigella and aeromonas, whilst my partner was struck down with an intense combination of the parasite, shigella, nora virus and aeromonas 😶

So we’re grateful that we came back to Australia when we did so we could really start getting on top of all of this 🙏🏽

So, yes, I have been quiet since Bali Nakation as my priority has been getting myself better and helping my partner in his slower recovery (plus, it was no way to be in Bali not being able to eat out and eating only boiled rice, banana and toast - and having to sterilise everything because of unsafe tap water!).

And it was all that little bit more disappointing as Bali was intended to be a time to fill up our cups after recently losing our 13 year old Great Dane, Soldier, in August.

But, I guess it just didn’t turn out that way and we’re accepting that.

But I am grateful that I am recovering and that my energy levels are slowly returning…but wow…it has been a journey.

So, thank you for all of your messages and check ins and thank you to those of you who have been keeping us in your prayers 🙏🏽 it truly means the world to me to have such a beautiful, caring and supportive community of nudies here 🙏🏽

I’m looking forward to slowly showing up online more and more and reconnecting with all of you on a more frequent basis than I have been for the last few weeks since becoming unwell.

And I’m excited to release my ‘Bali Nakation 2025’ photoset over the coming days…so stay tuned 🥰

PS...this photo was taken at Bali Au Naturel only two or three days before becoming unwell 🌸

Thank you all again for your patience, love, support and understanding…and if you have room, I would be so grateful if you would keep us in your prayers for a full and speedy recovery 🙏🏽

I appreciate each and every one of you 🙏🏽

To optimal health and vitality 🥂

Onwards and upwards 🙏🏽

With love and gratitude,

Jessa

Xx

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