It's only hair....

This hair thing really needs to just get itself over and done with.

I noticed last week that my part was starting to look like a landing strip on top of my head. Last Friday, we went out with friends, and my hair just looked awful. I realized that it was because I had so little of it left. I made it through the weekend, but when Monday dawned, I took the scissors to it. I knew that I would lose more of it in the shower (thus it looking even worse!), so I solved the problem by cutting it r-e-a-l-l-y short. I think I surprised Michael; I think he thought I would shave it before just hacking at it. But I just couldn't shave it. Meaghan got up in time to watch me and help clip a bit on the very back of my head. I did discover something interesting, though. I found a LOT more dark brown hair on the back of my head. It wasn't as gray as I thought (from the way the front looked!). For some reason, I took some satisfaction in that. Of course, now, it was all in the waste basket instead of on my head. I also discovered that short hair (really short hair!) weighs nothing! And my head is much cooler!

So, I wore my wig to chemo Monday. One of the ladies getting treatment there told me it was "cute as a button" and made me look "years younger." I felt like I had a swim cap on my head; I think it is because my scalp is still so sensitive that anything I put on it hurts. I also took the wig off as soon as I got home. And I haven't had it on again except for one quick trip to Wal-Mart that evening. Of course, the girls have been under the weather all week, so I haven't gone out of the house, either. All the kids have had some funny comments about what my head/hair looks like. Meaghan wants ALL of the hair to fall out so I stop shedding on her when she sits on my lap or hugs me. As the hair continues to fall out with each shower, the landing strip gets wider. I told Kathryn today that I think my head reminds me of a baby bird's head - very few feathers and lots of skin. I've also been told that larger earrings are a must. I guess they help to balance out the baldness. To put things in perspective, though, hair loss is minimal in the grand scheme of things. I'd gladly be a bald grandma, if that's what it takes to beat this disease.

So goes the saga of my hair.........

posted by Kim @ 1:07 PM