Category Archives: hair loss
Crowning glory
Many thanks to PdxLeeAnne from the breastcancer.org discussion boards for the video to the Crowning Glory hair-raising drive for Burning Man 2007. My naturopath had mentioned this on Friday, asking me to donate locks of my hair. Heck, donate?! Of … Continue reading
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The scarlet scarf
During this round of chemo feeling better started at day 8. That’s when I started doing normal things like going to the grocery store. Of course, this time I have no hair. Scarves and buffs are my headgear of choice … Continue reading
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Life in the chemoverse
….is pretty darn slow. Today is day 6 of round #2 – as the nurse said today when I called, I’m almost 1/2 way through with the A/C. Still feel like crap, but actually went to work today, thanks to … Continue reading
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Grand follicular exodus :)
It’s begun! Running my hand through my short, short hair and it comes out….YIKES. Off to shower in a bit once Mariana is awake and can come over for coffee and support. This is Day 4 of chemo #2, pretty … Continue reading
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Rites of passage
It was the hair falling out into my breakfast cereal that did it. I wasn’t sure at all about cutting off all of my hair, cutting it shorter than many boys, but then I was eating breakfast and all of … Continue reading
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Shaving my head on the 14th
Many thanks to my cousin Laura for scoring a gorgeous wig for me, and to the hairdresser she works with for styling the wig today. What sweethearts. When I want, I can look like myself – the color and style … Continue reading
Filed under breast cancer, chemo, hair loss
Wig news & gift update
Ok, I think I used a whole week’s worth of whining yesterday – on to better news: 1) More gifts arrived yesterday! A joke book from my friend Mary, and a breast milagro from my mom’s friend Judy. And a … Continue reading
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Chemo – getting sicker to get better
So in order to get really better, to chase down any of those icky cancer cells that may be lurking in my body looking for another place to take hold, I have to get a lot sicker so that in … Continue reading
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