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Posted by BuzzCT
on 23/11/2008, 19:53:08
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As a lot of you know, I just finished a bout with bladder cancer. From the looks of things, I seem to have won the battle for now, and I'm cancer free - hopefully permanently. (Thanks, everyone, by the way, for the kind words and thoughts.)
But there was one big change: my hair grew back differently. I still have a pretty full head of hair, but it's thinner. So my hair, which always tended to lie flat anyway, now clings to my scalp like a cap. Two barbers both confirmed that I'd be better off letting it stay longer on top. So I've done that, while continuing to maintain a bald faded ivy league.
And now I realize that this has caused a real identity crisis, even as much as when I had lost all my hair. See, I had the flat for 25 straight years. It was I, and I was it. I still sometimes see a stranger in the mirror, but I Am getting used to it. In fact, my hair might not have thinned because of the chemo - I just might not have noticed it because my hair was so short for all of those years.
This is the strange part: I have noticed that I have a much lessened interest on my part in hair than in the past. I still enjoy getting haircuts - just not as much, or as often. Strange, Huh?
I'm also amazed at all the compliments I'm getting on the longer top. Most people, including my own partner, never realized I had so much hair! So, for me at least, it looks like my change may be much more permanent. I'm certainly happy to have maintained some hair, but I guess I'm actually embracing the change in my look. I'm wondering if I'm weird, or what. I'd welcome any comments. And sorry for the long post!
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