How to Cope with Cancer Hair Loss
Rediscovering Identity
As I described in the previous blog, hair loss due to cancer treatment does a lot. I really felt like I lost my own identity. It is therefore extremely important to find contacts that can support you and, above all, advise you to regain your own identity with tools.
I already wrote that I was lucky to have found a really good hairdresser. She really thought along with me in my process of saying goodbye to my hair. How could I maintain a piece of my own identity while carrying the burden of losing my hair? So she came up with the great idea to go as short as possible, but with a length that would be such that with a big blob of gel there would still be visible everywhere. 'Cause I had a lot of bald spots.
As I wrote, I just couldn't get used to this short copy. I totally didn't feel myself. Fortunately, I had discussed a wig beforehand. Being able to find a wig that was right for me with a lot of effort. Out of the 50 shades of red, there really was only one color to match me. The others were either too dark or too light or a model that really didn't fit me. At least I was happy with this one wig.
Another tip I got from fellow fellows was to start wearing hats. I just didn't want to admit to that. I wouldn't be putting on a cancer hat anyway. Then I would look really sick for my gut and that would hurt my identity even more. I would feel even less myself. But on the other hand, during holidays I also wore enough protection on my head due to the possibility of burning, because of combination red hair and white skin. These things I wore were not “cancer hats”.
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