Round two is 2/6

Happy February.  Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit.

I say that on the first of the month every time I remember to, thanks to my dad doing that when I was little....and I am still waiting for all of that good luck that it's supposed to bring.  I figure there's a back log of about 40 years coming my way.

Things have been going well, over all.  I have felt pretty much normal, despite my period coming back, now that I am off of the medication that was stopping it for all those years.

Had a couple of days of fatigue, and felt sort of like I was getting a cold or something, but today is better.  I've been working out every day, and have had a normal appetite for a while now. It's good.

Last Monday, my hair started falling out.

By Friday, about half of it was gone. Not patchy or anything, just overall, massive thinning.  Huge quantities came out when I washed it Friday morning, so I asked my friend and hair dresser if she would cut it off for me.

I went Saturday morning and got it chopped short, thinking that would be less messy and easier to deal with as it continues to fall.   So far, it does seem to be a bit less ALL OVER the place, and easier to keep up with.

I am wearing a cap today to keep it out of my cooking projects.

Anyway, Daria braided what there was left of it, and wrapped it in ribbon before she cut it off.  Then, she hugged me and held me while I cried.

I also asked her to bag up what she swept from the floor.  SO MUCH of it has already gone out with the trash, but I have enough to do some kind of ritual/offering with it, thanks to her efforts.

I've gotten a couple of hats, and some scarves to get started.

A friend from my last job is coming by later with more, which belonged to her mom while she was going through chemotherapy, and a friend from the dance studio has alopecia unrelated to chemotherapy, and she is going to share some of her head coverings with me as well.

 Here's the short haircut

And an experiment with a silk scarf from a friend

Turban wrap technique I learned MANY years ago at the Ren. faire....apologies for the stupid, forced smile... LOL.... this is a sari scarf, about 6 feet long by 40 inches wide.

I should not have to worry about having to spend money keeping my bald pate hidden and warm.

That's good, because the bills have started to mount up.  Cancer diagnosis and treatment is a financial challenge, even with insurance, and especially at the beginning of a deductible period.

Sigh.

Anyway, it's Superbowl Sunday, which I don't really care about, but it DOES mean a batch of jambalaya is in process (even though the Superbowl isn't in New Orleans anymore).

Also made some sausage breakfast muffins for the week, and have one more dish to prepare for our lunches.  Good thing today is a good energy day, and that fatigue is gone!

Folks back home are dealing with the first real blizzard of the winter.  In a way, I am jealous.  I miss real winter.  Seriously. I do!!

The only aspects I don't miss much are the big open parking lot at the condo, and having to deal with ALL of the complications that brought when it snowed a lot;  and my 20 mile round trip commute could get pretty nasty in bad weather.  It could sometimes take me 2 hours to get from work to home.

But for the most part, I miss winter.

Anyway... have a good week, gentle reader.  My next treatment is Friday morning.  Please start praying/sending juju NOW.  Thanks.