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Old 11-03-2007, 01:53 PM   #1
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I colored my hair the first time I had enough hair to color--about an inch, maybe less! Do it, and feel good about yourself.
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Old 11-03-2007, 03:32 PM   #2
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Yes color your hair. Also ditto info on the moisturizers. I too had dry, wrinkly and creasing skin but have since eliminated that with lots of moisturizer which I have always been big on. I also really like the bare minerals makeup---very natural with great coverage! Other then my extra 17 pounds I feel like I am looking a little more back to my pre-cancer face. I went back to golden blonde again after my hair grew in a mousy brown. Do it! You will feel better and as some others mentioned, have a makeup--make over! Having your self-esteem back is part of getting back to a new normal so don't think it is trivial.
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Old 11-03-2007, 05:09 PM   #3
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This was truly one of Jenny's biggest complaints. I helped her out with skin care and cosmetics and she said it made an AMAZING difference in her outlook. She looks in the mirror and feels better. She was never one for make up much, but boy she loves it now

Do whatever it takes to look your best, every day!! It makes you feel better.
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Old 11-03-2007, 05:31 PM   #4
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I can totally relate to how you are feeling. I colored my hair as soon as there was enough to color and my oncologist and nurse both said to go for it. My skin has changed and I feel I have aged through my year and a half since being diagnosed. I had to laugh when you said you see your grandmother looking back at you when you look in the mirror, not because it is funny, but because everyone tells me I look more and more like my grandmother and I never use to get that before cancer. She was a great lady and I am happy to resemble someone of her stature however, it's not what you want to hear right now when you feel you have lost how you use to look. Color your hair and go for a make up consultation and do whatever else it takes to perk you up. You deserve it.
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