I was going to title this entry “Hair today … gone tomorrow” but decided to dig a little deeper.  🙂  Yes, the hair is going quickly.  The first few strands came out in the brush yesterday morning, but by today I could run my fingers through my hair and end up with a good bunch in my hands.  Time to take action.

I went for a walk with a close friend, updating her on the latest effects of my treatment.   When I told her about the hair starting to come out and that I was going to cut it later today, she immediately asked if I wanted help with it.  Yes!  What a terrific idea!  I had been wondering how I was going to reach the back!  So after our walk, we put on some music and chatted as she combed my wet hair, dropped loose strands into the waste basket and trimmed my hair into a pixie cut.  We burst into laughter after she said, “I think I need to cut it this way.  Oh.  Whoops.”  Hey, it’s all good.  It won’t be here much longer so chunky and funky works just fine.

Just after she left, I was cleaning up in the bathroom when Lean on Me came on the radio.  Lean on me, when you’re not strong, and I’ll be your friend, I’ll help you carry on.  Thanks to C., this part of the process went from something I was going to tackle on my own, to one I genuinely enjoyed sharing with her.  My friends have been diligent about reminding me, directly and indirectly, that I am not alone in this.  How lucky I am to have them to lean on.

The next song that came on was All Right Now.  Yes, indeed.  🙂