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Daile · 11-09-2005, 05:39 PM

Hi Kris,

When I first started chemo my daughter was also 4yrs and my son was 7yrs.
I took my children out to MacDonalds for an afternoon treat. I talked about how I had my lump, and then the operation to remove it. I told them that the doctors had some very special medicine and how it was so powerful that it would make mummy's hair fall out, and I would be bald. I kept it all very light hearted and said that I thought that I would look funny bald. I kept checking in with them on what they were feeling about what I was saying. We decided that when my hair begun to fall out that they we would shave it for me.
They seemed pretty keen for my hair to fall out faster than it did (two weeks later (Christmas Day 03)).

I choose to wear scarfs instead of a wig and started a new trend with all the children at my sons school.

Best wishes to you and your friend,

Daile

11-09-2005, 05:39 PM	#8
Daile Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 16	Hi Kris, When I first started chemo my daughter was also 4yrs and my son was 7yrs. I took my children out to MacDonalds for an afternoon treat. I talked about how I had my lump, and then the operation to remove it. I told them that the doctors had some very special medicine and how it was so powerful that it would make mummy's hair fall out, and I would be bald. I kept it all very light hearted and said that I thought that I would look funny bald. I kept checking in with them on what they were feeling about what I was saying. We decided that when my hair begun to fall out that they we would shave it for me. They seemed pretty keen for my hair to fall out faster than it did (two weeks later (Christmas Day 03)). I choose to wear scarfs instead of a wig and started a new trend with all the children at my sons school. Best wishes to you and your friend, Daile Last edited by Daile; 11-09-2005 at 05:42 PM..