Little things

After reading Bald in the Land of Big Hair by Joni Rodgers. (She is the woman who had Large Cell lymphoma like me. But in the 90's) I realized that some of life's little annoyances can be related to chemotherapy. As of a few weeks ago I no longer have eyelashes, eyebrows or for that matter any hair on my body, if you get my drift. It turns out it is more than an annoyance. Eyelashes filter out dust before it gets in the eye. Joni mentioned this in the book. I guess that explains why I have gotten something in my eye several times a day. I need to get some eye drops to rinse them when that happens. I always put on makeup before I go out. One of my goals is to not have eyebrows that look like I just drew a line with a pencil. I have been trying various methods of applying my eyebrows. The best thing I have so far is one of those little round brushes that are used to put mascara on eyelashes. I turn it around in dry dark colored eye shadow and brush it on where my eyebrows should be. It gives a sort of feathered look.. As for eyelashes, I tried false eyelashes. But Frank took one look and said they look awful. I was thinking the same thing. So Im glad he said it. I can always count on Frank to be honest. Even when he says something I don't want to hear.
I try to make the rest of my makeup look as natural as possible. Even without makeup I look pretty healthy. That is encouraging.
So, lets recap.
Being bald all over means:
1) I can save money on shampoo. I just take a soapy wash cloth and run it over my head then rinse. It actually feels pretty good. Im starting to get some fuzz on the top of my head. But from the looks of it, it will be a very long time before I have enough hair to go wig less in public. I do like running my hand over my head and feeling stubble.Some people just go out bald or with some sort of hat or scarf. But I prefer not to scream CANCER when Im out and about.  I find that people don't know how to treat me and seem uncomfortable. Besides, I like to forget that Im bald sometimes. So I just plop a wig on my head. I have gotten several complements on my 'hair'. I sometimes tell the person it is a wig. And they are surprised. But mostly I just thank them.
2) I don't have to have my eyebrows shaped by a professional.
3) I don't have to shave my legs or anything else on my body. This saves time.
There is more. But I can't remember right now. Anyway, I think I covered this several entries ago.