Guest guest Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Hi All - Just some thoughts about the way things have changed in my life. Having a bald head is like having a billboard for people to come up and talk to me. I'm surprised by how many people will ask me what happened and/or what type of cancer I had. I don't mind, so many people offered help to me when I needed it most, I want to be of help to other people. The thing that happened to me today was interesting. I wear caps, but they're a little on the heavy side and I've been thinking about wearing baseball caps (I'm not good with scarfs). It's been over 5 weeks since my last chemo treatment and still my hair folicals are "sleeping". I went into an auto parts store today and the cashier - a gentleman in his 40's - asked me if my cap wasn't too hot. I said it was a little and about the baseball caps. He asked why I needed anything at all and I lifted the cap and showed him the lack of hair. He went into this lecture about how I shouldn't worry about what other people think (he also said that some men found bald women sexy <g>). I sort of smiled and nodded but after a left I thought, well if I was concerned about what people thought...I'd be concerned about what he thought - and I don't. I mainly wore the caps in the winter because my head was cold and now I wear them to protect my head from the sun. I don't know why I sharing this outside of y'all have probably had similar experiences and can understand how I feel. Thanks for letting me mini-vent. Join the new Messenger beta now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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