Hair no More!

Well...we did it...we cut off the hair! Matthew brought over his clippers and shaved off mom's hair! She looks really good with super short hair! No major bumps or weird shapes in her skull, so that's good. She played with a wig that she got for free from the American Cancer Society yesterday. It's really nice, and looks just like her old hair. You can't even tell it's a wig once she gets it on. She also has a selection of hats and bandannas. Since it is beyond hot here right now the wig will not be going on her head any time soon, but she has it if she wants to wear it. She went to JcPenney today with her coach baseball hat on. Even in the midst of chemo, my mom is stylish! There were a few tears for the lost hair, but we made it through and know that this is simply another step to feeling better.

The last picture of her hair!

Matthew was terrified to start. He was scared of touching her head, and of my dad I think! Haha. Mom was sitting there waiting and waiting for him to start. I finally had to tell her he was scared. He got over it though!

Above: Matthew finishing up mom's trim.

Above: Mom's new hair!!!
Below: Playing with scarves

Last picture...mom's new wig! We wanted to get one that was different, but it is really hard to pick out a wig. We finally decided that long is just too hot in TN in summer and this one looks like 'her'.

On a funny note...one of the side effects of chemo is what they call "chemo brain". Basically it makes you stupid. It makes you forget what you were saying, doing, going...you get the idea. She used to blame it on old age, and now can blame it on chemo brain. ~Kira