Letters to my Therapist

Hi Marisol,

First off, i am doing well. I have surgery for biopsy scheduled on 9/4. Im using the "not-thinking-about-it-until-the-results-get-here" method to cope with the anxiety i have and so far its working really well. Im currently having issues dealing with my family as always but that can wait until I see you next week. I stopped taking the depression medication and I am doing just fine. Im honestly really happy inspite of being completely single and despite of the issues i have with the family. Just thought Id give you an update.

Hope everything is well. See ya next week!

My Hair in Progress

Can we all pretend its still Dec. 31 and Im still writing my New Year's resolution (which is to write in this blog a little bit more than once every 4 months?) I can't believe how fast time flies, especially when you're not in chemo and bed-bound. It has been more than 4 months and if you haven't heard from me, its probably because I have been so busy catching up with the 2009 I lost. Radiation is well and done with. I'm more than halfway done with the herceptin and about 4 more years to go on the tamoxifen (but who's counting?). But you know what's been so marvelously awesomeface? My freakin hair is actually growing back.

This is how I measure how looooong time ago chemo has been...

Barely growing back Nov. 29... oh yes, that was a big bag of Doritos... but not mine! ;)

Gettin some fuzz! Oh that is my new apartment... Dec. 2009

This picture is ewww but Im trying to prove a point eventhough you can't really see my hair... January 6, 2010... and if you can guess where I was then i will personally hand deliver a box of delicious Girl's Scout cookies I've been hiding from the boyfriend...

Vegas! (hint.) with my lover aka the Sanch... we always celebrate V-day in Vegas! the most romantic place on earth... Feb 2010... (awkward. We look like brothers except im cuter!)

And are you ready to see what it looks like in March???

TADA!

LOL OK SYKE. That's me and Tina, my wig. My awesome co-workers have decided to name it Tina because it looks like Tina Turner's hair.

Anyway, its still growing. It jumped from bald to fuzzy to awkward Asian boy face to helmet head to almost cute pixie cut. It's becoming so unmanageable! I actually have to brush it now and shampoo it...

Well, i hope you're glad to see I'm alive and kickin'. Hope this post fills you with some kind of warmness and sentiment that dead follicles can come back to life again and there's always a light at the end of the tunnel. The next post won't be soooo celebrating... so hope you get your fill on this one.

Love, Cathy...