My Cancer Buddy

When I was first diagnosed with breast cancer 17 years ago my oldest daughter bought me a small porcelain doll – a little clown. All through my treatment the little doll sat on my desk at work smiling at me and encouraging me that I was going to make it through this tough time.

As I lost my hair during the treatment and it began to come back in grey I really liked that underneath that hat my buddy had grey hair too.

Although my hair did come back – it never came back thick as it had been before the treatment. In fact, it is so thin that I have continued to wear a wig because I am almost bald.

At first the idea of having little hair was depressing, but I decided to not dwell on the negative, but find the positive.

Wearing a wig meant no bad hair day. Think of the hours I save not sitting in a beauty shop. Financially I was also ahead of the game. Granted wigs are not cheap – but they are still a better deal than all the money spent on hair cuts.

As I adjusted to the “almost bald” head, one day I accidentally bumped the doll and it fell on its side. As it did so, the hat came off and I found that my cancer buddy had also gone bald.

Just like me she had a small amount of hair toward the back of her head but basically she was bald. Laughing, I discovered the hair had come off in her hat.

Now that I am retired, the doll sits on the desk in my home office. I keep her hat on so she won’t be embarrassed by her bald head. But every and now then I take it off and have a good laugh.

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When mom was battling cancer with chemo she lost her hair, multiple times. She spent money on a good quality wig and though her hair returned nice and thick, she was known to grab the wig if we had errands to run because it always look good and was less hassle. We still have the wig, she no longer needs it in heaven, and hope to donate it to someone who really needs it while fighting for their life.

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Barbara Lane on January 28, 2020 at 4:10 pm said:

I’m sure she would love you donating to someone else. Sorry she lost the battle but grateful you have the hope of seeing her again some day.

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- Nana Marti on January 28, 2020 at 6:56 pm said:
  
  Oh she would want us to give someone else the wig, she was a giver! 🙂 Love your blog posts!
  
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- Barbara Lane on January 28, 2020 at 10:59 pm said:
  
  Thank you!
  
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