Hair loss

Losing your hair due to chemo, or due to any reason for that matter, is hard – really hard. Talk about an understatement, right? Hair loss is a topic that seems to generate more questions, comments and emails than almost any other topic I write about. Losing your hair IS a big deal. And by …

Since chemo, every day feels like a bad hair day! Yep. This one’s a little rant. In by-gone days (this really means pre-cancer days), I considered two of my better physical features to be my hair and my eyes. Not that they were anything all that great, but they were two features I could work …

When chemotherapy means hair loss, it IS a big deal! As I’ve shared before, I chose not to shave my head during chemo, even after it started falling out. I waited until chemo was over. I wanted to see how much hair would or would not fall out. I was a bit of a rebel. …

How to shop for a wig (if you choose to wear one) – 8 tips. One of the biggest worries surrounding chemotherapy is hair loss. While we hear all the time things like, it’s only hair or, it’ll grow back, losing your hair is a big deal for many women. A really big deal. If …

I hit another milestone recently. This time it was a mostly pleasant one. A couple of weeks ago hubby looked at me and said, “When was the last time you had a haircut anyway?” And this question was coming from the man who would probably prefer I still wear it long, straight and flowing …