Hair

Mom went back to work Monday and everything has gone great. She seems to have enough energy. Today is her 4th in a row and she sounds great!

However, her hair started falling out on Tuesday :(

We had heard that once it started, there was no going back. This is so true. It is just falling out in handfuls. She said she barely has enough hair today to spray in place and look remotely normal. She has a good friend at work who is going with her in the morning to visit the "wig lady." There is a charity in Wichita that work with cancer patients to fit them for wigs and offer other support. I'm so glad she has a friend to go with her. It can't be easy. She said that she will have dad help her this weekend to cut the remainder of her hair off.

This has been hard on Kara and I. Yes, we know she is having chemo and the diagnosis, but this outward reflection of the inward problem is just sad. So, if any of you reading this see her next week, give her a hug and tell her she looks beautiful :)

Praise the Lord for the energy to get through this week. So grateful that she is feeling well. We pray that this continues so that she can work. Pray for the hair situation. That she would know that she is loved no matter how she looks, and that this too shall pass. Pray for dad, as I know this is hard on him too. And if he is indeed the one that has to shave her head, that he would be brave!!

Thank you for your prayers. They are very important to us.

Valerie