[chrisy]

Hi Kriss,

First, thank goodness you spell your name with a K! I get so confused with all of us!

Yes, the hair was demoralizing to say the least - as someone else said, it is so visual, and a constant reminder that all is not well! Most of the time you're wearing clothes (at least I was - I never did look so great naked!) so the other "scars" are not always in your face so to speak.

I had a bunch of hats - I mean a BUNCH and I lived in them. See, there's a good side to having chemo in the winter. Found out I looked really good in hats and fortunately I work in a place that gets cold - so lots of people wear hats! I also had several wigs, but mostly I wore the hats because of comfort. Then I could tell people how they should feel special when I wore my hair for them!

My distress about my hair drove my hubby crazy. Yeah, it's just hair, but it is an obvious reminder.

I think when you are done with chemo you should look forward to having fun with your hair! I spiked mine all over and looked really cool. But then I work in Santa Cruz where everyone has spiked hair! At least mine wasn't purple (although I considered it!)

In the meantime, hang in there. Cry if you feel like it but you know that you are much more than your hair!

Take care
Chris