Caring and Supporting Sister

There are not many sisters or friends who would be willing to shave their hair so their loved one would not be walking this journey alone.  I am so proud of Lacey for doing this for her sister.  She had told Dina from the very beginning: "when you lose your hair, I will lose mine too!"  We all thought:  "Gosh, Lace then everyone is going to think you have cancer!"  It didn't matter to Lacey, she just wanted to show her support and love...and gosh darn, I think they are so beautiful with hair, without hair...inside and outside.  And even Lacey's husband and her son, Caleb (13) shaved their heads!  And when Caleb was at school the next day and someone asked why he did that, he told them it was because his aunt has cancer and is losing her hair...!  I think I have the best family ever!  (I must interject here, that little Addie (5 yrs) was very ADAMANT about NOT cutting her hair!  And Tristan cried, "NO Mommy").

So the girls and I went "hat shopping" and we found some cute ones, warm ones and soft ones...you know without hair, some hats can get pretty itchy on the head!  And Dina even decided to get some eye shadow in colors to match her very colorful wigs...she again said, "Well, when I lose my eyebrows and eyelashes, I may as well have color on my face...why not purple eye shadow!!"  So she bought four colors!  Now she will most likely NOT be wearing the red, purple, or pink wig to church, but you may see her around town...and definitely on Halloween.  Oh and if you are around Meridian Park Hospital on Friday, she is wearing the pink one for her chemo treatment...yeah she is going to surprise the doctor for sure!

We are so happy that she is losing her hair...I know that is a strange comment, but like I wrote earlier, it means the drugs are working and that is a very good thing... and it is just Hair....it grows back...now I wonder if I should even put this in writing:  do you think it will come back in her normal color?  do you think it may come back curly?  I have read some different things about returning hair...she might have kinky white...oh that would really throw her for a loop!!

I just want to thank everyone again for all the love, support, prayers and Masses that are being offered for both Dina and me.  We feel so incredibly blessed to be living in a community that is there for someone in crisis.  We love you all.  God bless you!

For with God all things are possible...!!  AMEN!