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Chemotherapy - for a woman no hair is hard

That word Chemotherapy what does it mean? Chemotherapy acts by killing Cells that divide rapidly, one of the main properties of most cancer cells. Sadly this also means it harms cells that divide rapidly under normal circumstances. So it basically works like an Army attacking everything in site.
Loosing your hair: men look great bald and always have. It is even a fashionable hair do for the men. Don't get me wrong woman also look great. But I am not a woman that could go bald and feel great. I just feel that I need my hair. I guess I love hair is what I am saying. Love the bun, the ponytale the flicks the waves and of course the straightening iron.
But there are a large variety of wigs available and I had about 5. Financially when you are ill and not working and have heaps of medical expenses. Wigs can be expensive. Mine ranged from one on sale for $120 (I recently donated this to a friends daughter that needed it). Up to $600 and the term was a medical wig. It is lighter than the heavy wigs and breaths. Wigs are hot and they make you itchy, so took a while get used to that. A tip for you WIGWAM is a charity that supplies wigs to cancer patients for free, they have a trained hairdresser to fit you so when you leave with your wig, it looks great. Its great to share these tips as you can be ripped off and it helps to have a smile and someone who understands. Jan works at Gosford Hospital branch she is a volunteer. We need thank volunteers for all they do for the community. So today I am saying thank you volunteers....

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