Yesterday I decided to take charge of something...I went wig shopping and purchased probably my first of many head coverings.  There is a store in the Jackson crossing, and to be honest, it looks pretty "urban," but I had noticed the rows of heads and wigs in the back of the store and had filed that away on the back of my mind.  I worked with an 18 year old girl who just finished her first year at GVSU, and she was very sweet.  In one wig, when I said " I feel like when I enter a room, everyone will point at me and say, that girl is wearing a wig!"   "Her response was, "or they'll say that girl looks hot!"  Gotta love her for that...

After putting on a wig cover, which looks a lot like a cut off nylon, I tried on probably 15 different wigs.  I'd been shopping online and learned there are many differences in wigs and quality...you can get one for $16.99,  a "good" one is in the $200 range, and there are wigs for as much as 2 grand!  Some felt absolutely costumey (probably not a word, but that's how I felt), others looked like a little old lady, still others looked like they were made for a 16 year old girl.  I did buy one...the best I can say is, I didn't hate it, isn't that a recommendation? 😳at last, it felt like I was doing something proactive, instead of having things being done TO me.  It was a small sense of accomplishment...I'm sure I will hate wearing a wig, but it's got to be better than being bald.

Two of my girlfriends have agreed to go wig shopping with me, and one of them even has a wig she bought just for fun and is insisting that I take it...she wore it on the town in Vegas and had a great experience in that wig.  I feel the love coming from her as she tells me how perfect it will look on me....OMG!   I'm gonna be bald soon....but on the positive side, I learned today at the oncologist's office that though my first round of chemo will take my hair, within 3 weeks, my second round, the last 12 weeks, does not cause hair loss, and I may start to regrow my hair DURING that time period....I will get my hair back 3 months sooner than I thought!  More tomorrow about my visit with the oncologist...