One of my very first outings after beginning chemotherapy was attending a Look Good…Feel Better class. That stifling hot August day this past summer was also the first time I stepped out in public wearing my newly purchased wig. Leaving the safety of my house that day I felt alone, self-conscious, vulnerable and totally skeptical. “Look …
Coping
November is a month of transition in Wisconsin. Mother Nature is deciding if she is ready to let go of fall and welcome in winter. One day the thermometer reads sixty-five degrees, and the next day, it’s thirty degrees colder. (or more!) The trees are bare. The crops are harvested. The horizon looks gray many …
About three weeks ago I finished my final chemo session, and I hope I never have to go through anything like that again. I don’t think the reality of being finished has hit me yet as I am still experiencing side effects like achiness, fatigue and the annoying numbness in my fingers and toes. My …
Post chemo (or other cancer treatment), have you ever asked, who is that in the mirror? I sure have. I’m thinking this will be my last post on my own chemo-induced hair loss. Okay, at least for a while. The hair loss thing has been a pretty big deal for me, as it is with …
I decided to follow up and report that today is the day I finally decided to take the rest of it off, my hair that is! I had a different idea for a post today, but after looking at the calendar and reflecting a bit, I changed my mind and decided to follow up on the Should …