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<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 414025" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>For all y'all, I'm going to hit you with a slightly different perspective. (Story first though...)</p><p> </p><p>I had <em>something</em> happen to my hair last spring. So the top layer is horrible. Now I have naturally curly hair. This is straight, frizzy even when wet. I cut it off 2" above the frizz - think Bowie/70s style - didn't work. BUT, the prenatal vitamins I am still taking? My nails look great. I used to never have to clip my toenails... Well... Sigh. Anyhoo - the 2/3 of my hair UNDER the top layer? Curls, shiny, fat and happy.</p><p> </p><p>NOW... As many of you know I volunteer in Relay For Life every year. There is this thing where we celebrate cancer survivors. And there are many, many more than I ever would have thought. But. Many of the women have very short hair, and some - have none due to chemo. One sweet lady I adore had the most beautiful long silky auburn hair. Well in 2009 we had an almost-tornado and the winds took her wig. Gone, poof. After about 3 seconds in disbelief, she just started to laugh and started helping us pick up stuff that could be damaged in rain and wind, baldheaded. LOVELY lady. So last May? There she was again - with a gorgeous scarf. She was not in chemo anymore, she just never grew her hair back. She swapped it out for a ball cap for a while, then when the sun went down? She went to the face painting tent and had them do her head.</p><p> </p><p>See, my perspective is this. I love my long hair. It's part of ME. But if I were to lose it? I would hope I could be like the lady at RFL. It's so hard to think about this stuff - because I would be horribly distressed (bad pun, but I cannot think of another word right now)... But I think it looks cool, for those who can deal with the loss. (And FWIW, I love scarves - they just won't stay on my head...)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 414025, member: 6705"] For all y'all, I'm going to hit you with a slightly different perspective. (Story first though...) I had [I]something[/I] happen to my hair last spring. So the top layer is horrible. Now I have naturally curly hair. This is straight, frizzy even when wet. I cut it off 2" above the frizz - think Bowie/70s style - didn't work. BUT, the prenatal vitamins I am still taking? My nails look great. I used to never have to clip my toenails... Well... Sigh. Anyhoo - the 2/3 of my hair UNDER the top layer? Curls, shiny, fat and happy. NOW... As many of you know I volunteer in Relay For Life every year. There is this thing where we celebrate cancer survivors. And there are many, many more than I ever would have thought. But. Many of the women have very short hair, and some - have none due to chemo. One sweet lady I adore had the most beautiful long silky auburn hair. Well in 2009 we had an almost-tornado and the winds took her wig. Gone, poof. After about 3 seconds in disbelief, she just started to laugh and started helping us pick up stuff that could be damaged in rain and wind, baldheaded. LOVELY lady. So last May? There she was again - with a gorgeous scarf. She was not in chemo anymore, she just never grew her hair back. She swapped it out for a ball cap for a while, then when the sun went down? She went to the face painting tent and had them do her head. See, my perspective is this. I love my long hair. It's part of ME. But if I were to lose it? I would hope I could be like the lady at RFL. It's so hard to think about this stuff - because I would be horribly distressed (bad pun, but I cannot think of another word right now)... But I think it looks cool, for those who can deal with the loss. (And FWIW, I love scarves - they just won't stay on my head...) [/QUOTE]
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