Eyebrows and eyelashes are an important part
of your face – I kept my
eyebrows and eyelashes for about the first 11 weeks of chemo. Now, they are leaving my face and it is not a
good look! I thought it would be tough
to pull off the ‘no hair on my head’ look, and it is. However, when you add the loss of eyebrows
and eyelashes it’s really a lost cause.
Now I have a new dilemma. While
adding makeup like a brow pencil and mascara do help a lot, the result is more
hair loss. These lashes and brows are
barely hanging on as it is and I don’t want to risk losing any more. Attached is a link to a website that has
celebrities with their eyebrows photoshopped off, it pretty funny. Remember they still have their hair and
eyelashes, so it is not as dramatic as my look but you get the idea. If Justin Bieber can’t pull it off…I mean, come
on we all know that’s a pretty kid. http://FunnyOrDie.com/m/61xn
My bald head gets A LOT of looks – I am very comfortable in my house
without any head covering. My family is
also very comfortable with it. My
neighbors have seen my naked head, but other than that when I go out I cover
it. Well, I was out shopping with Coen
this week and had on my big winter coat and a knit hat on my head. As I’m shopping I start to get really hot,
but I was not about to take off my hat.
Fast forward 10 more minutes and my head feels like it’s on fire! I am now considering taking off my hat. Fast forward 10 more minutes we are almost
finished shopping and I can’t take it any more so I take my hat off. Ahhhh, that feels so much better. I figure I am a confident enough woman to walk
around (for the few minutes we have left at the store) without something
covering my head. Plus, what are the chances I am going to run into someone I know? I
thought maybe Coen would say something about it, but he doesn’t. I knew I would get some looks, but yeah, I
got a lot of looks. I also had 7-8 different workers ask me if I
needed any help finding something. I
guess I look like the type of person who needs a lot of assistance. Okay, we are ready to check out. Maybe I am not as confident as I thought I
was, my hairless head and I are ready to go back to the comfort of home. Now, guess what happens? The obvious.
I see someone I know. Of course
this is happening. We chat and I feel
the need to explain why I have nothing covering my head. She waves it off as not a big deal, although
she will probably have some explaining to do.
I have a feeling her two young daughters might have some questions!
Having cancer does not mean weight loss – I have been holding on to a ‘looking on
the bright side’ joke that at least having cancer means I will lose a few
pounds. Not the case. I have actually gained a couple pounds. Seriously?!?! Cancer can be so cruel.
Looking
on the Bright Side…next time I go shopping and need some help, I know how to
get it!
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