Chemo Curl - Myth or Fact???

[Mary Jo]

Hi Louise,

In my case, the "gift" was only temporary!!! Sorry! Before cancer I had thick hair with lots of natural wave and it frizzed A LOT when humid. I really hated that about my hair. When my hair grew back after chemo it came back very thick (as thick as before I'd say - maybe a bit thicker) and very curly. The back looked as if it were permed. Honestly though, I didn't like that. Each time I got my hair cut I'd lose a little more of that "permed" curly look. The top never was as "permed" looking as the back though. Now though, my hair is stick straight. It still is plenty thick (maybe not quite as thick as before though) but very straight. I've NEVER had straight hair in my life. All that being said though, I LOVE MY NEW HAIR. Wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy more than before cancer. I no longer experience that dreaded friz when humidity hits. I wash, blow it dry a little bit, put some Matrix sculpting paste in and I'm off. It always looks great and I love it. So, I guess it can be our "gift" from God if we want it to be.

Honestly though, as I tell others, there is no such thing as a bad hair day anymore. Once you've had the ultimate bad hair day (BALD) there is no longer any such thing in my book.

Happy "curling"

Mary Jo