Losing my hair to chemo was traumatic
It’s not natural to lose your hair in clumps
To see it fall out in the shower in large amounts
To see it thinning day after day
Losing your hair to chemo does not happen naturally
Does not happen gradually
My hairdresser gave me a pixie cut to postpone the inevitable
It worked for two or three days
But even short hair falls out
You keep seeing it on the shower floor and
In your hands when you run your finger through your hair
It’s distressing to say the least
You wonder if and when you have to ask for the dreaded shave
But at a certain point
That’s preferable to seeing hair fall out continually
January 9th, 2021
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