As many of you know, my Mom had her own battle with cancer 8 years ago. Thankfully she is doing great now, and she has been a huge support to me these last several months. It was especially nice to get her tips and advice back in the beginning when I was a chemo virgin.
One thing my Mom kept going on about was this great hat that Rod gave her after she lost her hair during treatment. It was her sleeping cap. It was soft, it was the perfect thickness -not too hot and not too cold, and the best thing was that she could pull it down over her eyes when sleeping and just disappear beneath the comforter (disappearing is a nice thing sometimes). I remember her talking about the hat 8 years ago, and I have heard her reminisce about it in the years since. I even think she flirted with the idea of keeping her hair short just so she could continue to sleep with her hat.
When she found out I had cancer, one of the very first things she did was offer me the hat. It didn't occur to me at the time, but this was the equivalent of a kid offering another kid their favorite teddy. When she came to visit in December, she brought the hat. And when she left in January she took the hat back with her. I didn't take it personally, I just knew that I wasn't quite worthy yet- I still had my hair.
Well, my Mom is back again, and since then I have lost my hair. The long and the short of it is - I am now worthy. She brought the hat, and she's leaving it.
Another cool thing about the hat, is that I kinda look like Dopey. Which is good for a smile.
Saturday, April 5, 2008
I'm finally worthy
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I'm sure that your Mom never thought that hat would be put to "good use"...at least not like this. But it served her well and now it's back on duty. (I thought she was still stunning without hair). She'll have to tell you the story how when Dan and I came to visit her, she'd left her wig sitting out on top of the side table...I think Dan was 2 or 3 at the time...and he wasn't quite sure HOW she'd "taken her hair off".
Amazing news to read of all your results. That's a day for the books! Just excellent! Reading that post, made me think of that expression, "When life hands you lemons, make lemonade." Well, you made lemonade, lemon pudding and a side of lemon meringue pie!
We continue to be amazed at your spirit, courage, tenacity and mostly your humor.
As always, you're in our thoughts.
great pictures kenin
love susie
ps--kirk donovan has full boat offers for grad school at cornell, UNC Chapel Hill and Brandeis--not sure if he has made up his mind yet
also i ran into Shayna at tjmax and she asked how you were doing--so i gave her your blog but she didnt know what it was--she's a blog virgin and you are her first!!!!
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