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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 Karen Grevious on July 1, 2009 at 1:17pm
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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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Comment by Becky on July 2, 2009 at 12:11pm
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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!
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