As many cancer patients will tell you – this is an especially hard day for many reasons. For Tom, it’s that no hair makes him “look sick”, versus look like himself. He has been incredibly strong throughout this whole journey and I have such admiration for the fact that he is being so strong, trying to remain positive and attempting make his life as normal as possible for himself and for the people around him. I don’t care how strong you are, losing your hair is tough, and it totally sucks. So, Tom made the decision to shave it today once he woke up and realized it was officially necessary – it’s not 100% gone – he chose to do a very close shave and will let the rest continue to fall out on its own. Luckily, we are approaching a Midwest winter which requires hats and he looked good with the haircut!
So as positive as we are trying to be – this was a tough day. Since we are in between the old hair and the final hair loss, we weren't ready to unveil the new look– so tonight we rocked hats – and rocked them pretty well if I may say so myself. Until next time...