Happiest (belated) New Year Wishes! I hope everyone had the most amazing holidays!
Despite everything going on (or maybe because of it) I had the best Christmas ever. I felt like we were wrapped in a magical bubble of happiness. Maybe it’s a result of not taking even the smallest joys for granted.
On the treatment front – I had infusions on Monday the 30th and everything went smooth…just battling the exhaustion (and lack of focus) all week long, but otherwise, I’m doing OK.
Other symptoms include mild nausea, occasional headache (nothing too serious), and mouth sores….but at that rate, I’m really stretching for things to complain about!
IQU for the awesome chemo day tote bag!! 😆👍
So what’s ahead for treatments?
I have labs and a checkup scheduled with my oncologist at the end of January. We will have more news to report at that time regarding how the cancer and my body is responding to chemo. It’s so hard to be patient but we have to give the meds time to do their work.
SO FAR, it’s a combination of waiting… and full steam ahead into 2020.
2020. Are you ready for a NEW Year, a NEW decade? I know I am.
2019 was the most challenging year of my life. I’m beyond ready to move forward…
On that note, I wish everyone an amazing and BALD… I mean BOLD New Year!
Did my hair fall out or did I shave it off?
The answer is YES.
I started losing my hair just two weeks into the first round of chemo…which means this chemo is powerful stuff and it’s DOING ITS JOB!!
If that means I lose my hair, so be it. Take it.
Every time I brushed my hair, big wads came out in my brush, and just kept coming. I was constantly shedding, and it got even worse when I shampooed.
My goal was to keep my hair through Christmas so I could get some decent pictures. Luckily, I was able to do that, and even though it was thinning out at a rapid pace, it still looked basically OK.
But the day after Christmas, I began to strike an eerie resemblance to that stringy haired Gollum dude from Lord of the Rings.
I decided…NOPE, we’re done with this. I REFUSE to be sad every time I brush my hair.
Laugh or cry, right? It’s just hair.
We decided to have some fun with it instead. The Padgetts were in town visiting so on the 27th, we loaded up and went down to my mom’s salon.
Amy and the kids danced to “Bye, Bye, Bye!” while Mom shaved my head.
This is a special song for the McCloud/Padgett Fam. Aunt Amy has an exuberant and long abiding LOVE for N’Sync and the kids have been singing and dancing to that song since they were toddlers. So I had something to laugh about while Mom buzzed my hair. I think it was harder on my mom than it was on me, to be honest.
I’ve been having fun wearing fun and cozy hats and NOT doing my hair. Everyone should go bald at least once in their life. It’s kind of awesome. Thanks to Kenny, my sister Michelle, Amy, Angela, Dad & Dee and my mom for all the cool hats…you’ve definitely got me covered! And then some. 🎱❤️😘
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A few amazingly awesome people have asked if I’d like them to shave their head in support. No. I appreciate the offer, but please do not.
HOWEVER…. IF I lose my eyelashes…I admit I might freak out AND WE WILL ALL be going to get some big obnoxious (well, mildly obnoxious, at least) falsies installed … so be ready to join me for that!
I’m hoping that won’t happen. We’ll see, and we’ll deal if it does.
So BYE, BYE, BYE…
- 2019
- My hair (for now!)
- CANCER (soon!)
Here’s to an amazing and blessed 2020!! Full of health, healing, embracing every challenge and finding JOY!! Here’s to us ALL conquering 2020. ❤️🙏
Love and blessings always,
Jammie ❤️
xoxo
Jammie's Journey 