I did it! I am officially channeling Sinead O'Connor now. ;*) Unfortunately I don't have the voice to go with the head. After 2-3 days of watching my hair fall out in gobs with just a light touch to my hair, I could no longer stand it. I raced to find a wig and had several friends who came to my aid in watching the kids and taking me to a wig place. As one of them said, "Friends are the salt of life" and if I didn't know that before, I really know it now. I have always believed that God puts people in our lives for a reason - that we meet people for a reason. May not always know why at the time, but at some point the reason is revealed. Anyway, while wig shopping, the hairdresser (are they called hairdressers if they do wigs?) suggested I just shave my head. I was hesitant. I'm a chicken with any quick decision. Everything I do is so thought out and with research . . . it's just pathetic. However I knew, that once the hair starts falling out, I really only had a maybe a week left. Of course it didn't hurt to have a bad hair cut that I didn't care for. So took the plunge and let her shave it. My friend said it was ok to cry if I wanted and hubby was there. But honestly, it felt so good and so freeing. I think watching the hair fall slowly made me feel like cancer and chemo were winning and well, that just isn't gonna fly with me. So, I told chemo that if you're gonna take my hair away, I was gonna one-up-you and just shave it off so you can't take it away from me...I will take it away from you!
Of course I don't have the guts yet to post a bald picture but for now, I decided to see what it's like to have highlights and go lighter. Kinda fun, kinda interesting. I am having a little buyer's remorse as the lighter color is even lighter in the sun, but oh well . . . I'll try and see how it goes. I'm so like a woman though . . . walking in the grocery stores and I kept thinking 'does everyone know I have a wig?,' 'does everyone think I went too light in color?', 'hey why isn't anyone commenting on my hair????'
2 comments:
Hey, it looks great! The cut is flattering and the highlighting/ coloring grabs your attention (in a good way!) Bravo on one-upping chemo side effects...
I love it! Just think, now you get to try out all the hairstyles you've dreamt of without the commitment!
But seriously, it looks great. Sending you happy, healthy, strong vibes!!
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