The Thing About Breast Cancer » hair loss http://thethingaboutbreastcancer.com Somewhat Funny Observations Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:19:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Distracted http://thethingaboutbreastcancer.com/2009/09/26/distracted/ http://thethingaboutbreastcancer.com/2009/09/26/distracted/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:42:33 +0000 survivor http://thethingaboutbreastcancer.com/2009/09/26/distracted/ When I came back from maternity leave after my daughter was born, I was completely obsessed about losing the last 10 lbs of baby weight. I would sit in meetings, completely unable to concentrate on the business at hand, while I focused on how thin all the women seemed to be. I would stare at them in their little pencil skirts, amazed at their ability to tuck in their blouses and even wear belts.

Here it is 12 years later, and I find myself equally distracted. Only now, in my post chemo state, I’m obsessed with people’s hair. I stare at people in meetings, amazed at how much hair they all seem to have. As I sit month after month waiting for my hair to grow in, I’m in awe of those with a full head of hair; I’m in awe of those who have enough hair to blow dry or to wear headbands or pony tails. Totally distracting. That’s all I can say; totally distracting. Ironic, isn’t it? I’ve had my whole body surgically altered as a result of the breast cancer surgery, and yet the only thing that distracts me is hair…………

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