Snapshots

I just finished uploading our kids' latest pictures to my Facebook account. Since I have the camera, I decided to take pictures of myself. I'm not a narcissist but I wanted to find out what my hair looks like these days. Of course I can see the front but not the crown or the back. What I saw was a bit depressing and disappointing.  Ugh! I can't believe I did that.

So this will be the "world premier" or "unveiling" of the current state of my hair.  Nobody's seen it except for my family.  Sorry if it's disgusting but it's what I have right now.  I don't know why I'm doing this, I'm not drunk, I'm sober.  I think it is just the right time, so bear with me.

The first shot looks like that of an old man with a bald spot. Yuck! Make no mistake, that's my "crowning glory".  It's exactly why I'm still wear my wig nor do I have the guts to go wig-free at work.

The following pictures shows what I look like these days without my wig on. I brushed my hair prior to taking the pictures so I won't look like Broom-hilda or the Witch from the Wizard of Oz. It looks half decent as long as I don't bend or look down coz I get very conscious of the bald spots.  I wouldn't dare show you what it looks like after I take a shower, might give you the creeps ;) LOL :D

 

I'm getting impatient.  I'm using every natural product I can get a hold of, coconut oil and aloe vera for shampoo/conditioner.  It has started growing ever so slowly, curly and oh so thin, something I'm not used to at all. Pre-chemo my hair was thick and grows like weed. Post-chemo, 13 months after, my hair is back but is not the same as before. Whoever told me pre-chemo days that my hair will grow back thicker and faster should be eating there words now, coz frankly it isn't.

But I should stay positive coz on the bright side, it's growing and better than nothing. :)