[Laurel]

crb,

I proactively shaved my head out on the patio with the dog's grooming shears. I just could not stand shedding like a dog, so I thought, "well, I shave the dogs every summer...." Ok, I am weird, but it somehow struck me funny so I could do it and laugh about it. As my eyebrows thinned and my lashes fell out, I got scared by my reflection in the mirror and then just as suddenly as it all began it seemed to be over. Within two weeks my lashes were coming along nicely. The brows filled in swiftly and the hair on my head was growing in about 6 weeks. The head hair takes quite a while to get long enough to forgo the wigs so try to make peace with hats, scarves, and wigs until you have a length where you are comfortable. I stopped the fuss as soon as it was a quarter of an inch.

You will get through this, I promise. Try to find a way to laugh. It truly is the best medicine.