Words you never thought you'd hear

Our beautiful daughter is visiting us today because her husband's family has a gathering every year at this time in the area. She is used to seeing me around the house without wearing my wigs (quite frankly it's just too hot and confining) so I thought nothing of her being here today looking at my bald head. I'm sure it bothers her but she's very supportive and never makes a big deal of it at all.

Later in the day we were in town shopping and she looked at me and said,"oh, you have your eyebrow on". That's words you never thought you'd hear! Immediately I began to ask does it look that obvious? Does it look fake? She explained that she only noticed it because earlier in the day not only did I have a bald head but I also had a missing eyebrow.

I'm certainly not wishing to lose the other one but sometimes I think it would only make sense to not have any. At lease when you put fake ones on (yes...they make them...surprised me too) they match or if you want to draw them on they would be the same color. I've never been a fan of drawn on eyebrows but I'm less a fan of none at all.

I wish I could be more like some of the wonderful people I've met on Alopecia World who are not afraid to live life to the fullest bald head and all but I just can't do it.......at least not yet. So for now it's fake hair, fake eyebrows, and I might as well add the fake nails. It's a different world with no hair and as much as I would give almost anything to have my real hair back, I must admit there are times when it's pretty nice not to have to color, curl, or cut. Doesn't mean I don't have a "pity party" from time to time but then what good does that do?

                                           Never take anything in life for granted