I can’t count the amount of times I’ve heard those words. It seems like daily I have to explain to someone about the disease, which really isn’t that big of a deal as I pretty much have the whole explanation down. But I have had a wide variety of responses, some of which have been surprising including making a grown man who is the husband of one of my elementary teachers break down into tears.



The one response I keep getting though regardless of whether the person reacts in a… Continue

So as promised, here is my blog on shaving your head. I'm thinking about posting this on the forum too. Let me just start with some background info: I got so sick of thinking people were staring at the spots and tired of running my hand through my hair only to have 20+ hairs stuck in-between my fingers when I pulled them away. I also got sick of wearing a hat every single day and not going to functions that I couldn’t wear the hat at because I felt that the spots stood out more than I did as a… Continue

I was very surprised to see that people noticed I haven’t been on here in like a week. My grandmother owned a cottage (and four more she rented out as a small business) on the river up here and so every three weeks my family gets to stay (the other two weeks my dad’s two brothers get to keep it fair). It was nice to enjoy the nice weather we’ve had. And then on Thursday I turned 21 and somehow (I don’t know how) survived the night with my friends.



So where to start on all that’s… Continue