I'm with Baldy

I'm going to go off outline today.

So, I belong to a couple of really fantastic support groups on Facebook.  Without the support and kind words of the members there, I would feel completely isolated at times.  Not that my husband doesn't support me.  He does. Fantastically.  But, unless you've been there, you just don't get it.  And, I'm forever grateful that he doesn't get it.  I wouldn't want him to have the insider knowledge!

Anyway, it was with the support of these wonderful people that I decided to even start this blog. I had dithered back & forth about it.  Had even started a couple of blogs along the way, but they always fizzled out because I couldn't see any evidence that they were being read.

Well, this time I've decided that if no one is reading my blog, that's okay.  I'm not on here trying to make money.  Its purpose is simply an outlet for me to talk about my life, my joys, my struggles, my battles & scars, etc.  If, in doing this, someone comes across my blog & something I've written gives them a ray of hope, a giggle of laughter, or information they can use to help themselves, then that's just fantastic! I really wish people would read - and comment.  But, I've resigned myself to continue with this project for the selfish benefit it will give me. 

So, today I was talking about hair loss.  It's a deeply personal experience for everyone. Everyone handles it differently.  And I thought, wow, you know I have lost my hair & regained so many times over the course of the previous decade, it's not funny.  I managed after that 1st time of losing my hair to find the humor in it.  I learned to hate wigs and love hats. I learned to try new hair colors, because, let's face it - if I didn't like it, it wouldn't be around for long anyway.  LOL

So, after talking a bit about the issue, I thought it might prove entertaining or helpful or whatnot if people saw the transition through a decade.  Through hair loss & gain.  Weight gain, and gain, and loss, and regain. 

I looked through the very few pictures I actually have of myself during those years & pieced together a montage video.  I've never inserted a video into Blogger before, so I'm hoping it works.

Here are the results - You can click on the link below to open the video in YouTube:

Dawn - Disease Progression

 

Let me know what you think - are any of you suffering through cancer? Lupus? or any other debilitating disease & you'd like to make a comment below?  Please do!