Friday, September 9, 2011

Chemo Cut

In anticipation of it all falling out, I took a preemptive strike and chopped my hair today. Cutting it somehow felt empowering, like I'm in control of how cancer makes me look. Selfishly, I didn't want to have to clean the shower drain of big clumps of really long strands of hair. It's enough as it is after a normal shampoo, let alone what chemo is about to do to my do. I joked with Chris, though, that I'll probably be the one chemo patient who doesn't lose her hair. How ironic would that be?

I'm going to donate the hair to a group called Wigs for Kids (www.wigsforkids.org). I hope they can put it to good use.

9 comments:

  1. AlanaSeptember 9, 2011 at 11:26 PM

    That lustrous hair is gorgeous long, short, or as a distant memory :) You look beautiful, strong and courageous. I love you!!!

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  2. Susan MarxSeptember 12, 2011 at 11:00 AM

    Love it! You are such an inspiration to us all.

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  3. PSiSeptember 12, 2011 at 12:14 PM

    Very cute!

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  4. JulesSeptember 12, 2011 at 6:00 PM

    Those kids will be so grateful - and are so lucky - to get that gorgeous hair of yours - and you look beautiful with that new short cut. Then again, you always look beautiful. :-) Happy birthday-eve!! Miss you. xxoo.

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  5. EmSeptember 12, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    You look AH-dorable!!!! Love the new look!

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  6. Amy NurnbergSeptember 14, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    Love your new 'do! You definitely wear short hair well! And what a great cause to give your beautiful hair to those kids. So generous of you to think of others while you are going through what you are going through. XOXOXO

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  7. UnknownSeptember 18, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    Still beautiful!

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2013 at 4:02 PM

    I'm getting my chemo cut in the next week or two.. :) Glad to see it was a good idea... and happy to hear that the hair grows back! ;-)

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    1. Booby and the BeastJanuary 13, 2013 at 8:36 PM

      Good luck to you! It definitely does grow back (even in places where you wish it would stay gone).

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