Acceptance

Today I went to the local shop that supplies wigs for cancer patients. It was a big step because I have come to accept that this is now my reality. I think the hardest part is knowing it is inevitable that I will lose the rest of my hair but wanting to hold on. I feel guilty sometimes because I hate what is happening, but I know my reality could be so much worse. I try to stay positive and remember that. I believe that repeating good statements and keeping a good attitude does become what you live...but there are days that keeping a good attitude just doesn't happen. Those are difficult days.

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Comment by Becky on July 2, 2009 at 12:11pm
I didn't because I went online and found the same wig for 1/3 the price! I also was not in love with it. I went to voguewigs.com and found two that I love and they are both much less! I am ordering them today. My sister is also going through this and we are going to share. I shaved my head today. It was really more of a relief for me. I looked in the mirror and said to myself "I am beautiful". I meant it. So no more hair all over the house and on the bathroom floor and drain! I think I am going to just enjoy the freedom of having many hair styles! It was more traumatic for my son who's 7. Thank you for the comments!
Comment by Karen Grevious on July 1, 2009 at 1:17pm
NEVER feel guilty about how this change is affecting you. Feeling it is all a part of the process. I've hated it every day for the past 2 years (how long I've been going through the process). I still laugh, smile, and have fun, but still hate what has happened to my hair. You're not feeling anything that the rest of us haven't felt and continue to feel.

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