Tropic of Cancer

chemo curls

I’ve been taking pictures every 4-6 weeks to chronicle my new hair growing back.  Instead of being long, straight and blonde like it was, it’s now short, curly and brown!  But I’m not complaining.  It’s nice to have any hair at all.

New Years in England, when I still had to wear my wig or a hat to cover my bald head

New Years in England, when I still had to wear my wig or a hat to cover my bald head

 

In January, when I first moved to Portland (I was still wearing my wig or a hat)

In January, when I first moved to Portland (I was still wearing my wig or a hat)

a few weeks later...

a few weeks later...

 

and a few weeks later...I still thought it was too short, but my friends convinced me to stop wearing my wig

and a few weeks later...I still thought it was too short, but my friends convinced me to stop wearing my wig

 

a few weeks after that, it started getting curly

a few weeks after that, it started getting curly

still growing...

still growing...

 

me with my sister Hannah in July...it feels good to feel like smiling again

me with my sister Hannah in July...it feels good to feel like smiling again

1 Comment »

  1. I love your curly new hair!! That fourth picture is the hair I always wanted.

    Comment by Allison — April 1, 2009 @ 5:14 pm | Reply


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