Health > Hair

If you’ve been keeping up, you know I had progression in my brain back in May. My doctors were concerned about more radiation; they were afraid of potential life-altering side effects. However, they left the decision up to me. I could hold off on radiation and see how my new infusion treatment worked or continue with my new treatment and also move forward with the radiation plan they prepared for me. I ended up having five radiation treatments. Go big or go home, right?

Turns out, that was the right move! I had another brain MRI at the end of July that showed all of the spots they treated were smaller! And no new spots had appeared! Best. News. Ever. My doctors agree that my new treatment deserves a lot of credit, too. As I mentioned in my last blog, it is supposed to cross the blood-brain barrier better than any previous treatment I’ve been on. Looks like it’s doing just that. Also, and this is huge for me, no more chemo pills! I’m no longer dealing with the red, burning, peeling hands and feet that those pills caused. I seriously feel like a new person. I can run without pain and open my own bottled drinks. Oh the little things we take for granted.

So far, the only (tiny) downside is that my hair began to fall out in clumps from the radiation. At first it seemed like it was just in a few spots. I thought I could easily cover those with the growth I’d already gained. But, as time has gone on, it’s become clear that there was no saving what was left. I was clinging to patches of dead hair that was coming out by the handful. New hair is already growing so I decided to start fresh with a close shave. Change your hair, change your life. And a big THANK YOU for the continued prayers.

I’ll leave you with an (edited) verse of a song that makes me feel good.

Good Feeling

Flo Rida

The mountain top, walk on water
I got power, feel so royal
One second, I’mma strike oil
Diamond, platinum, no more for you
Got adrenaline, never giving in
Giving up’s not an option, gotta get it in
Witness I got the heart of twenty men
No fear, go to sleep in the lion’s den
That flow, that spark, that crown
You looking at the king of the jungle now
Stronger than ever can’t hold me down
A hundred miles feeling from the picture smile
Straight game face, it’s game day
See me running through the crowd full of melee
No trick plays, I’m Bill Gates AC
Take a genius to understand me