Hair Today What Tomorrow?

I was coming down off the high of the birthday and woke up, hot, Sure enough this was the third day in a row I woke up with a fever for no reason that I could figure out, and just feeling yucky.

It was the beginning of the last week before chemo which I am dreading. Three or four months of hell depending on whether or not the white blood count dips and stays low and delays the next round of  infusions, aka planned poisonings.

Jeesh that sounds positive and it's exactly how I felt. Yup - really great all around. Something had to give. Apparently the something was my hair, I mean it's just a matter of time - I'm going to lose it anyhow.

 

And at the end of the day am I happy? Sure; it's fun. I started as a blonde I might as well be one for another four weeks or however long I have hair.

If I get sick of it a couple weeks in we'll do a pink rinse - I'm afraid if I did blue it would look greenish purple because this blonde turned out to have a strong red undertone.

Purple?  meh - it'd look like muddy wine with my luck.

Green? Seaweed . . . unless it was LIME green which could be fun! Connie Reece, fairy godmother of the Frozen Pea Fund wold be happy to see me go green.

Always the artist trying to figure out the angles of the color wheel.
Face it - this was a diversion.

Picnics aren't scheduled to start anytime soon.

 

Comments

[Ontario Emperor]

When my mother in law went through chemo, she got an excellent wig. Don't skimp on it.

[Rebecca Burch]

The blonde works!

Happy belated birthday. I just found your blog -- it's awesome! So much info... unbelievable! You're awesome for sharing what you find.

[bint alshamsa]

I'm a fellow cancer blogger. It's always good to see more of us on the web.I know it isn't a club that anyone wants to join but while we're here, we might as well party, right? I'm several years into an incurable bone cancer diagnosis and I've been through the chemo, radiation, and surgery rounds, so if you need someone to talk to that can relate, feel free to drop by my blog.

When I lost my hair, I tried wigs but they were just too itchy, even the nice ones. I chose to alternate between scarves and plain bareheadedness coupled with really nice make-up.

If you deal with nausea during the chemo and the meds don't help, try sniffing slices of lemon. It really works and it's cheap. When one dries out, you can simply cut another slice and use it again.

[Rosemary]

My dear, I shall be praying for you. We will probably never meet, but you are not alone. God bless your family and you.

[mousewords]

Well, no picnics for a while, but it's only February. ;-):-) Just you wait...we'll party hearty later on, maybe at that lake house! Keep hanging onto that image...it will be there, and so will we!