As promised, my before and after chemo shots of, as Jacob calls it, my "cue ball". I was talking to a cousin a few weeks ago and she told me about her niece who had undergone chemotherapy for lymphoma and lost all her hair. When her hair came back it was thicker and more lustrous than it had been before. So, being an optimist, I decided my formerly sparse, white hair would come back thick and black, like thirty years ago. When I mentioned this to my son he responded, in his best bedside manner, "Don't count on it, Dad". Thanks, kid.
Here I am before starting chemo. Nancy got me as I was heading off to work one morning last Fall.
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| Heading Off to Teach Last Fall |
And just yesterday. Nancy took this as I was getting ready for the trip to Boston. Just a fringe left on top, though strangely, my eyebrows have grown thicker since the chemo. I'm told both pictures show off my "prominent" Armenian nose. Also, the chemo seems to have aged me a bit.
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| Yesterday Morning |
In other news, I woke up too early this morning feeling slightly nauseous. So I dug out the acupressure bands, looked up the acupressure points Jennifer had given me, and dug out the ginger tea. Haven't had the tea yet, but the acupressure seems to be helping. Otherwise I feel pretty good. We just got back from a rather leisurely walk by the harbor. The boat from Nantucket had just docked and dropped off a bunch of high school kids from a sports team, presumably for a game against one of the local schools. It won't be long before we'll be taking that walk in shorts and t-shirts. I can't wait.
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