![]() I think I am so moved by your story, not only because of our age, and common qualities in community and crafting, but because we are both mothers and we are both daughters. The fact that your mom shaved her’s without you knowing, is an incredible act of love. You would eventually lose all your hair, and you could let it go strand by strand in a sad and slow process, or you can do what you did and take a bold an courageous leap and shave your head in one big swoop. The joy that you feel in knowing that the treatment is working, the fear of the unknown, the sadness that results from suffering, and the strength that comes from taking control over something that could otherwise control you. As I watch it, I feel all sorts of emotions that I’m sure were felt in that salon, today. But, like you said, the chemo is WORKING and *that’s* what this really means. Not that it was never “real” before, but this makes it more visible. You know, I started getting teary reading your last post, and I thought, why am I crying? I’m crying because losing your hair makes the cancer real. ![]() My sweet friend Aileen said my head would get cold….and I didn’t believe her. ![]() Now Boo wants us bald all the time and doesn’t like when we wear anything on my head….go figure. You are the most beautiful bald woman I’ve ever seen. If you missed my last post, my mom shaved her head so I wouldn’t have to go first. We let her keep it as a “pet” for just a bit and then we’ll turn it over to my friend Tara to send off to someone who can use it. We plan to donate the ponytail….but Boo couldn’t part with it just yet. ![]() Anyways, I wanted to cut my hair off before it all fell out….I’d already lost a ton of it. It will be a social study over the next few weeks for me. The biggest thing for me is that now I LOOK like I have cancer. ![]() Hair loss just means that the chemotherapy is doing it’s job….it’s killing the bad cells in my body….it just happens to be killing my poor hair cells at the same time. A rite of passage is a ceremony that marks a milestone event. ![]()
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