All eyes are on me!

I went to get my first mammogram. I was already uncomfortable with the fact I could not wear, perfume, lotion or deodorant. I have anxiety from the horror stories of getting a mammogram. I enter the waiting area and all eyes are on me. Instantly it occured to me, my bald head was associated with me perhaps having breast cancer. I suddenly felt like the star attraction at a freak show. I was filled with many emotions in which I could not easily identify. It took every ounce of my energy not to break down and cry. Why are people so cruel?

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Comment by Nicole on October 23, 2012 at 7:05pm

They were looking at how beautiful and courage of a woman you are and that they wished they had the same confidence. It takes a lot of courage to go bald and of course the first thing another person thinks is cancer. You are embracing your true beauty without a care in this world.

I had my mammogram last month and this month because they thought they found something. Trust me the second round I felt violated. All I could do was think about my mother because she has been living with stage 4 breast cancer for 4 1/2 years now.

Keep embracing your beauty because your beauty is helping others embrace theirs.

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