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Everyone's support and hugs and good wishes and prayers for mom's cancer has been very much appreciated. And extra double thanks to everyone who has shared their personal experience with cancer, it really helps a lot.

A lot of people offered more practical help, and it occurred to me that we might actually need some at some point. This is probably premature, but it makes me feel like I'm doing something and we'll need the info sooner or later.


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Thinking back, the one thing I would do differently is not wear the wig. It was so liberating to lose it once I went off chemo & my hair started to grow back in permanently. (I would get peach fuzz between each chemo treatment, which would then fall out all over again!) Of course, that's 31 year old me talking & I was 10 when I started chemo, so it's definitely a different mindset now. I also don't mind having short hair now, but when I was young it was all about the long hair.

Well damn, this year marks the 20th since I went off chemo. Sometimes it seems like yesterday & others a million years ago.

The best bits of advice I can give are stay positive and don't be afraid to make fun of it. I truly believe that if I hadn't joked (and still joke) about my experience I would have gone insane.

I also meant to comment on your post about the doctor - very glad to hear that your mom is going to look for another one. Never let a doctor you feel uncomfortable with near you with a scalpel. If you don't get the good vibes, walk away. And if any doctors or nurses give you or your mom 'tude, give them 'tude right back! :)

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Thanks, I'll pass that along. And congratulations on such a huge anniversary! We'll work on the attitude -- mom has some "benefit of the doubt" issues to overcome in terms of trusting a negative gut reaction, but so far she's doing great and everyone telling her to do this is helping a lot.

Mom will need to wear the wig for work, but I'll mention the possibility of not wearing it the rest of the time. Most of my orthodox friends don't like them either. :)