A new hairstyle indeed!

I don’t remember exactly when this was but probably about a week after my first chemo infusion, I decided to cut my hair to help ease myself into the eventual balding that was to come!  My sister was armed with a comb, a pair of sharp scissors, and my permission to do practically whatever she wanted to my hair.  Being the nice and loving sister that she is, she exercised great mercy on my vanity by giving me a lovely shoulder length style. Thanks, J! <3

I had done some research on the internet, to try and find out just how long the chemo takes to mess with one’s hair.  Most of the info I found confirmed that it takes just about 2-4 weeks for the shedding to begin.  Just about 2.5 weeks into my (chemo) cycle I started noticing some hair loss.  I have (had) very thick hair, so shedding is nothing new to me.  Just ask “S”.  (SORRY!!)  A few hairs on the bathroom sink, a few on my pillow in the morning… no big deal.  A few days later, though, it started to get more stressful as it became more noticeable.  A bunch of loose hairs on my T-shirt, a receding part in my hair, dry, brittle hair that lost its shine…  This was not my hair.  I decided to take matters into my own hands, well, into the trusty hands of S and my sister.

On the night of Monday, 6/20/11, they took me through decades’ of hairstyles.  The 1920’s ‘flapper’ look, the 1950’s, German school boy look (that’s the proper historical term, of course)… all the way up to the 1980’s Mohawk!  Unfortunately, that didn’t turn out too well (stay tuned for photos…? Can you guys handle it?)  And then, I was bald.