Is Bald Really Beautiful?

Here is my caring bridge site http:
//www.caringbridge.org/visit/loribernhardt

I have a pictorial history of my hair as it seems to have a
story of it's very own! I was uncomfortable with the wigs
also as they were HOT! I had my husband shave my head as I
couldn't stand it coming out anymore. The stubble was
fine...felt kind of like a Marine! I was big on scarves from
www.headcovers.com and wore those and baseball hats a lot
during the summer. It was a definite adjustment but seeing
it grow back now is really a treat!

Love,
Lori


----- Original Message ----
From: dly <dydresympatico.ca>
To: Phyllis Johnson <phyllishjgmail.com>
Cc: allie47mybluelight.com; ibcibcsupport.org
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 10:20:46 AM
Subject: Re: [ibc] Is Bald Really Beautiful?

Some people talked of shaving their hair before it falls
out.  I  
would advise a short hair cut instead because you may still
get  
stubble if you are not at the exact point when the hair is
falling out.

When I was fitted for my wig I was given a stocking cap to
wear  
inside.  Eventually after I got used to it or after it
became more  
supple from washing I did not need it.

My son made a point of talking pictures of me without my wig
or hat-- 
he really did think that bald was beautiful!

dly

dydresympatico.ca



On 14-Dec-06, at 11:05 AM, Phyllis Johnson wrote:

> I Hated my wig at first because it was hot and
scratchy.  I went bald
> in the summer when I wasn't working and wore scarves or
hats to keep
> my head from getting sunburned when I went out.  At
home I just went
> bald a lot of the time.
>
> When I went back to teaching in the fall, I wore my wig
to work, and
> soon learned that after a couple of washings it felt
much better.  i
> had thought it would be hard to restyle, so I had
postponed washing it
> as long as possible.  Now I would advise people to wash
the wig before
> you ever wear it.
>
> Losing my hair was a terrible trauma to me, but in a
couple of weeks
> being bald didn't bother me much.  I was also surprised
that it didn't
> seem to bother my teenaged children until I realized
that they were
> used to seeing rock stars, etc. with much stranger hair
styles than I
> had.
>
> Phyllis in Concord, NC
> Diagnosed in 1998, now well and doing fine


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