After my craniotomy this summer, I ordered a scarf & a cap from a company that makes headcoverings designed for ladies who’ve lost their hair due to chemo & radiation.
I was uncomfortable having my scar showing & didn’t want to get the freshly shaved skin & new scar tissue sunburned, so I spent July through mid-September wearing some sort of headcovering. When school started back in August, people who didn’t know about my surgery just thought my scarves & cap were a fashion statement. One of the kids didn’t recognize me at first on a day I didn’t wear one.
Thanks for sharing this. It seems that pre-surgery there is a lot of concern about hair and what’s going to happen to it which is completely understandable. Wow that was one long ponytail you had. Must have taken a lot to cut it. Glad you’re with us and let us know how it goes in December! Wishing you the best.
Suzy–this wasn’t my first major haircut. This will be my 3rd donation to Locks of Love. My last donation was in January or February of 2008. It does take me a while to work up to actually deciding to cut it off,though.