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jkofnj
jkofnj Member Posts: 2
edited June 2014 in Humor and Games

It is overwhelming for many who are diagnosed with any form of cancer. When you start to lose your hair it is upsetting, but have any of you found humor after you have lost your hair? It took me 3 weeks after I lost my hair when I realized the few strands I still had on my head how they fell. I looked like a coconut palm tree. I finally decided to shave the rest of the strands left on my head. At this point I had enough that whenever I walked those few strands wouldd fly up in the air and tend to cool off the head which gave me a draft. In the long run having something like this could perk you up when you one of those days you feel "why me."

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  • LizFL
    LizFL Member Posts: 377
    edited August 2006
    Before my hair started coming out...I had it cut really short so I could get used to a wig and make it easier to shave. When it came time to shave it, my husband helped me. It was a weird experience...I was ready to cry and then looked at my husband and we both said "CONE HEAD" (from the old Saturday Night Live show) and burst out laughing. I thank God every day that I have a sense of humor...I really think it wouldn't have been possible for me to get through all of this without it.

    Glad to hear you have one!

    Liz
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  • Hattie
    Hattie Member Posts: 414
    edited August 2006
    I had a haircutting party in the front yard. My mohawk photo appeared later in the newspaper, and I have heard since that several people have it up at their desks as some sort of inspirational/humorous thing. So, I am sort of a poster girl (in only my mind, I guess!).

    My kid had fun telling her friends "My mom's bald." "No she's not." "Yes, she is." "No, she's not". Until I showed up--"Whoa, your mom IS bald!" She got a lot of mileage out of that one.

    It's great when something strikes you as funny. Way better than tragedy.

    Take care,
    --Hattie
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  • jz20022001
    jz20022001 Member Posts: 480
    edited August 2006
    I can tell both of you have a great sense of humor.

    Catherine
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  • jkofnj
    jkofnj Member Posts: 2
    edited August 2006

    The other day I was over my sister's house and we were talking how the few strands of hair looks on my head. My sister said let me get the shaver and remove the remaining strands. Well, here I'm thinking of an electric shaver. What does she come out with....shaving cream and a shaver. I thought ok here comes the Kojak look. It definitely feels weird with no hair but at least those few strands are not flying in the air and making me look like Charlie Brown. I have to agree when I first lost my hair I didn't know if I wanted to cry, scream, laugh or whatever. It was difficult at first but now I got adjusted to it. The healing process for all of us is to have humor or laugh than crying or wondering why. Wondering why is not going to solve our problems.

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  • Jorf
    Jorf Member Posts: 498
    edited August 2006
    Well, since mine started coming loose on April Fool's Day I couldn't really take it too seriously, now, could I???

    julie
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  • skc
    skc Member Posts: 1
    edited August 2006
    I've decided that if I have a mast, I'll have a goodbye party for my left breast (complete with balloons and bon voyage cards). I'm single and haven't been with anyone in more than a year, so the NEXT time anyone goes near my breast, it better be gratifying and completely non-medical...if I have a goodbye party, perhaps I'll have a receiving line - at least get a little action
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  • joy1122
    joy1122 Member Posts: 352
    edited August 2006
    Thank you for making me laugh. I just had my mastectomy/reconstruction on 7/24/06 and will find out on Tuesday when chemo will begin. I have been stressing more about the lost of my hair then breast.Reading your stories help me find the humor in everything.
    Joyce
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