There's So Much Identity in Hair

 Referring back to Drama Queens Podcast: the ladies spent quite a bit of time discussing their hair before they dove into other elements of the One Tree Hill episode. Someone said, "There's so much identity in hair." That is very true.

Knowing chemotherapy would make me lose my hair, I looked into Cold Caps. In basic terms, you wore a cold ice pack on your head, and it would possibly freeze the hair cells and then maybe it wouldn't fall out. The caps required a helper, which you could hire, or you could train a companion.  I heard it barely worked. The caps couldn't save all the hair. In any case, it was too much effort and money for a chance my hair would stay put.

Since it's summer and my hair is long again, I wanted highlights. I drove to LA to go to the salon by my old apartment. I went there for haircuts since 2012. It was local, and Nancy, the hair stylist was Asian and understood my hair. Before cancer, I went to her twice a year for a trim. Long hair doesn't require much maintenance.

After cancer and after the wigs were gone, I went to her to style my pixie. Nancy always had stylish and funky short hair, so I really trusted her. I saw her more often since short hair required more maintenance.

I had virgin hair, which means never been dyed. It's amazing how far my hair has come. I need to do better at protecting it. Nancy did a treatment as well because my hair was so dry. She and Kim recommended I do hair masks at home. 

 

With my lighter hair, I feel like a new person. Like I'm wearing a mask because I do look different. I feel more confident. I feel like anything can happen. And that's what this summer in Chicago and eventually my move to New York is supposed to feel like. Anything can happen because I'm letting it.

Here goes!