My Mother

by | Aug 2, 2013 | Coping, Team Kathy

I have had a lot of support from family and friends during this journey through breast cancer, and one of my strongest supporters has been my mother.  She got on a plane all by herself after not flying for fifteen years in order to be here for my surgery.  She sat up...

Hair Watch – Week 17

by | Jul 30, 2013 | Hair

Seventeen weeks since I stopped Phase II and the chemo that makes your hair fall out. Can you believe it?  When I had the last chemo on March 31st, my Mom asked me how long it would take for my hair to grow back.  I told her that I wouldn’t need my first haircut...

Hair Watch Week 15

by | Jul 16, 2013 | Hair

I’m done with hats! Seriously. No more stocking caps. No more ball caps. Raquel can stay in the drawer. I have hair now and I’m happy to flaunt it. Granted, it is too short to need styling, but I do use shampoo and conditioner . . . a drop of each. I tried...

Hair Watch – Week 13

by | Jul 2, 2013 | Hair

I kind of look like I’m praying to the hair gods here, but truly I’m celebrating how even the hair is coming in. I have tiny eye lashes and my eyebrows are coming in nicely. They do tend to stick straight out, but I’m not complaining.