Emend, Amen!

I'm definitely feeling lots better this round than last round (thanks to the addition of the once-forgotten anti-nausea meds). I feel a little ookey today, but not too bad. Strangely enough, I kind of appreciate feeling crappy now that I know it will eventually go away. It's like I know the medicine is working if I don't feel well. So, I changed my "today I feel" because I definitely started feeling like I didn't want to eat (mildly nauseated) at some point today after lunch.

And now for my favorite news - I think my hair is finally starting to fall out!! Thank goodness. Why, you say? I can't wait to shave my head. It's not something I've "always wanted to do" as I've heard other people say, but I think it will be a lot of fun. And it feels like the next step. That, and I've got lots of beautiful scarves, bandannas, and hats to try out ;-) So, if you are all wondering - tomorrow is "Shave Your Head In Solidarity Day". I don't care if you do it, I just want you to know that tomorrow is the day, and I will absolutely post pictures thanks to my dad, who I don't think is particularly excited to watch me shave my head, but I am so happy he will help.

So... I thought this would be a good chance to show off some interesting pictures of celebrities with shaved heads. And then tomorrow it will be me!

The first is of Natalie Portman. At work, there are three men who have shaved their heads in solidarity with me (another man cut off his ponytail - a big step for him!). Ironically, up until now, I've been the one with hair! I will try to post pictures of them soon, but one of them was being very supportive and noted that some women look quite good with shaved heads, and he mentioned Natalie Portman, the girl from the latest Star Wars movies. One can only hope ;-)

Then my dad remembered Melissa Etheridge, who actually survived breast cancer. So, I thought this one was fitting.

This one is my shaved-head inspiration - Ani Difranco. She's my favorite musician, a singer-songwriter. Her hair has been all over the map, from shaved, to dreadlocks. And she always looks hot. Here's an old picture of her with her head shaved.


And this one is my cancer inspiration. For those of you who don't know, this is Lynette from Desperate Housewives, one of my favorite TV shows. Lynette has cancer on the show, and she is totally the strong woman kicking cancer's ass that I would like to be. It's more than that - she's very principled, level-headed (mostly), and so "real". And she ties a mean headscarf. ;-)


And this is the one chick I hope to God I don't look anything like. Who can forget Britney Spears? As I always say... you can take the girl out of the trailer park, but you can't take the trailer park out of the girl ;-) Oh Britney - I don't know what's worse... the crazy impulsive hairdo, the Red Bull (does that girl need any more substances in her system?), or the cigarette - classy, real classy.


Anyway, tomorrow I plan to post you will see pictures of me, hopefully looking more Ani/Natalie/Lynette, less Britney ;-) Gotta go now, though... I've gotta learn how to tie a headscarf!