I got to go to lunch today with my friend Camille up in Ogden.  It has been years since we've seen each other, but we found each other on facebook through a mutual friend.  We used to sing together in the Chorale at the Institute at Weber State 20 years ago.  Those were great times!!!  She was diagnosed with breast cancer in September 2008, just 14 months before I was.  She's had multiple surgeries and had lots of valuable insights and suggestions for me, it is all still very fresh on her mind!  Her hair has come back nicely and her life is resuming some normalcy.  I'll be ready for that when the time comes! 

Isn't it funny that I notice the hair of someone who had none, not that long ago?  I guess I'm a little worried about how this hair loss thing is going to affect me.  I think the hardest part will be having people look at me but not recognize me or know who I am right off.  Your hair and its style is so much a part of who you are.  I'll have to come up with some funny way of letting people know it's OK to be shocked or confused (If anyone has any clever "one liner" ideas, please let me know!).  I'm  preparing my list of the "Benefits to Having No Hair" that will be posted on here, along with a few pictures, the night I shave my head.  That will probably happen sometime next week, I'll find out for sure on Friday.  I decided I'm going to let the kids shave my head.  I'll gather it up into ponytails (for Locks of Love) and then let them go at them with scissors.  Then we'll get out the shaver and give everyone a chance to make my head shine!  I hope it's fun, not traumatic for them.  : )  I can think of one daughter that may struggle a little with my hair loss.

Other than that, I had a normal day.  The kids were here all day, noone could find a single friend home, so they just played together here.  Mat was gone all day doing bookkeeping, so when he came home, we packed up and went to the rec. center so they could go swimming.  It was a mad house!  I went upstairs to the machines and weights.  I attempted some light free weights and machine work.  Man, do I have a long way to go to get back where I was before!!!  It will come.  : )