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Monday, August 01, 2005

ANOTHER STEP IN THE JOURNEY

Saturday Karon and I took another step in this "cancer journey". Friday we took her wig (hair piece, whatever you want to call it) to the Beautician to have her work on it--shape, style, fit it, etc. Saturday Karon and I went to pick it up.

Karon had decided by then that she was ready to have the rest of her hair cut off. To anyone looking at first glance it appeared that Karon still had lots of hair because her hair was thick. But it had been coming out a lot since last Tuesday. Looking closely you could tell it was getting a lot thinner. There were spots with no hair at all. And it really bugged Karon to have lots and lots of hair falling out all the time, going everywhere. It all would have been gone in a day or so anyway. It was falling out rapidly. So by Saturday she had decided it was time to have it all removed.

Karon asked if I was going to the Beautician with her. Of course I was. We are making this journey together, every step of the way we possibly can. And I wasn't about to let her experience that part of the journey alone.

It was tough but not as bad as I had thought it might be. I tried to be calm and steady for her sake. Karon and I did better than her beautician, who cried as she was cutting the hair. That made it hard for us but we managed okay.

Karon really looks good in her wig. It is as near her natural hair as I guess you could get, considering the cost of it. And the Beautician did a great job of styling it.

Then we went to a beautician supply store and bought Karon some turbans and caps. None of the caps fit but the turbans are fine and I think she looks good in them, too.

It is hard getting used to seeing Karon around the house without hair, wig, turban or any kind of covering. But it's okay. I'm glad we went through that together.

Wednesday Karon has her second chemotherapy intravenous treatment. Hopefully she and I will be more careful of her immune system this time so she won't end up in the hospital again!

Thanks to all for the prayers and love expressed.

Regards,

Jim

posted by jim 4:30 PM 3 comments

Comments:

Jim, I'm so glad Karon's got you to go through this with her. It wouldn't have been the same, but I wish I could have been there, too.

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Anonymous : 5:48 PM

Jim,
I don't know you or Karon, but my heart goes out to you and her. This is a tremendous trial to go through, and my prayers are with Karon for her healt and you for your endurance.
John

# posted by

jomo : 6:09 PM

Oh Jim--what a good friend you are to your wife! As ever, I am thinking of you...

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Anonymous : 6:46 PM