tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post3726281227111904950..comments2023-06-14T03:36:55.988-07:00Comments on Head Nurse: Bonus Post, written a while ago: How To Cut Your Hair If You Have CANSUH, by Jo.Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520599099436383317noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-41479778425163872432011-01-17T12:27:51.737-08:002011-01-17T12:27:51.737-08:00And for the folks like my son, who received whole ...And for the folks like my son, who received whole brain radiation while having treatment for leukemia...<br /><br />Enjoy the lifetime of weird looks from hair stylists when they find the tatooed aiming reference points on your scalp.Just My 2¢https://www.blogger.com/profile/01870976662057532723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-62020623805886361662011-01-16T12:04:12.087-08:002011-01-16T12:04:12.087-08:00Friend D at work had multiple options that she wor...Friend D at work had multiple options that she worked through on a daily basis, including (among others) an electric blue, long wig, a hot pink bob of a wig, a brown wig that looked just like Uhura in the original series (and she always wore her Bluetooth with that one), gypsy scarves, a white top hat and NotADamnThinkAtAll. She is one of the most singularly individual people I have ever know...not everyone would be able to pull this off, but if the spirit moves you to do something different, don't hesitate.<br /><br />Friend C, after losing her hair, had her mother write in Sharpie on the back of her head, "Why yes. Chemo DOES suck."<br /><br />We are not our hair. Can suh or not.Penny Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13154829540938334107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-88243397385274177362011-01-16T08:20:38.879-08:002011-01-16T08:20:38.879-08:00OK - he's a bloke. But when my other half had ...OK - he's a bloke. But when my other half had ca nsuh (a meag-rare mediastinal teratoma which meant chemo, surgery and radiotherapy) he went off to the hairdressers in the hospital concourse (UK, socialised medicine but a sensible hospital that made sure there were the right sort of shops on site). They did a special offer of £1 for a No1 cut for patients. When it finally grew back he decided he didn't like having hair - he'd always had curly locks - so went back. On finding it was now £4 as he was no longer a chemo patient he bought a clippers and I've done it for the last 17 years. <br />What was funny (the whole family works in healthcare so we have a strange sense of humour) was when his brother's wife, as his brother was also about to get chemo, said "Of course, it's only your hair that you lose" (meaning head hair). Er, no, hair is hair: scalp, eyebrows, other areas... Their faces were a picture - both PhDs in physiology. Must have missed that lecture!Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684985554953836607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-80658264280312887802011-01-15T18:52:52.942-08:002011-01-15T18:52:52.942-08:00My only regret - I didn't dye my hair blue. H...My only regret - I didn't dye my hair blue. Haha.<br /><br />You're right. I'm still me, even without any hair. It's still a bitch to look at in the mirror. *Cue Debbie Downer music*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12662975128724788449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-47115181422583593412011-01-15T17:52:00.918-08:002011-01-15T17:52:00.918-08:00And in the end, who you are is growing and changin...And in the end, who you are is growing and changing all the time anyway, so why not do it with style!messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-13261131277954089802011-01-15T15:36:56.406-08:002011-01-15T15:36:56.406-08:00I always figured that if I had to go bald I'd ...I always figured that if I had to go bald I'd dye my hair blue or purple first - well, after cutting it shorter than the butt length it is now.Mollynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-25949004466648320962011-01-15T15:00:57.624-08:002011-01-15T15:00:57.624-08:00Thank you for this post. I remember when we went ...Thank you for this post. I remember when we went to get my mother's head buzzed and the other stylists at the salon were horrified. We had asked my mom's stylist a month earlier if should would be willing and she was excited and came up with several really short cute ideas. It came out looking awesome and afterwards all the other stylists apologized. People can be dicks, but wear your head with pride!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528819541576976843noreply@blogger.com