The chemo is turning me into an old man. No, wait. I already was an old man. The chemo is just making it more obvious I am an old man.
Drats!
Anne pointed out the chemo is causing my darker hair to fall out before the grey hair.
The pictures on the left clearly show this is true.
The picture on the top was taken before the chemo, the picture on the bottom was taken recently. It’s obvious I look a lot grayer in the bottom picture.
Anne was right.
It also looks like I needed a hair cut on the top picture but not in the bottom one. I had originally needed a hair cut in both pictures, the bottom one just took care of itself.
As you can imagine, I get no sympathy from my balding friends. There attitude is something akin to “It’s about time”.
Who can blame them? I’ve been going around flaunting all that hair. No wonder they feel a sense of cosmic justice.
They have a point.
Now I’m asking advice from balding guys who just went ahead and shaved their heads. It’s something I have no experience in.
Many (very many) years ago I shaved my face with a razor. I’ve never shaved a head. I’m not quite sure how to proceed.
It would seem an electric razor would be the most practical. But what do I know?
Do you have any tips on head shaving? I’d love to hear them.
Electric first, then blade. And watch the warts.
I imagine that your balding friends will give you even less sympathy when your hair grows back.
Sometimes I wish I were clever. There’s got to be something clever to write about this hair thing. Your hair just looks more silver but doesn’t make you look older at all. Silver is cool. Silver can be spotted across a crowded shopping mall. Silver is the rich man’s hair color, don’t you think?
Carl – I guess that means I’ll have to have a professional wart location assessment done. My insurance probably covers that.
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Marcia – I don’t think it is possible for my balding friends to give me LESS sympathy than they already do. You can’t have less than none.
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Linda – I’d agree silver hair is cool, in an old guy sort of way. It’s just the “coolness” isn’t going to last very long. It’s going to fall away.
The good news is that your head is not falling off. Heads are quite difficult to replace, and I have seen none on sale lately.
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Of course, there are plenty of mannequin heads available for those mannequins that still have them. Obviously, there are many mannequins without them, which would indicate that their heads have already been purchased.
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Nonetheless, it’s important to remember (since you still do have a head) that mannequin heads do NOT come with any brain cells to speak of, and brain cells are certain to cost a pretty penny.
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I’m betting that silver and/or bald is looking quite appealing AND attractive to you by now.
Wow! I just realized. You still have your teeth. Wait! Are those dentures?
The mannequin head thing doesn’t really work for me. It’s not very organic, and I’m fond of organic. I think I’ll stick with the head I’ve got, but thanks for the suggestion. As to my teeth, all of them are mine except one. I’m not giving them up either.
Hi Gary,
I missed you at the pool. Are you in Lagrande or avoidng my fabulous jokes?
JOHN
Yes, I am trying to avoid your jokes.
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And yes, I just got back from La Grande.
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I was at the pool today (Tuesday) and will be back again on Thursday and Friday. So have your jokes ready.
A Clown is too a hero! So there…pfffft! You could have run away, and you didn’t. So keep on joking around. Friends get scared when other friends are literally fighting for their lives and we look on helplessly, because there is not much we can do. But we can laugh with you, except your jokes because that is who you are. Some of my smiles and laughter are gifts from you. Thanks for not running away and giving me such wonderful moments of laughter.
Shalom, Kat. Oh, and Terry sends you a hug, whether you want one or not. Give one to Anne, too, please.
The fact of the matter is there was no place to run to. There were only two alternatives, treatment or death. Death didn’t appeal to me, though admittedly I didn’t give it a fair chance, so I chose treatment. The humor was just to trick people into reading the blog.
Gary sorry I haven’t commented lately but I forgot to scroll down to here – what a pea brain I have! Anyway, SO GLAD you had a good turkey day and things seem to be looking up rather than the other way! Good luck today and hope it’s bye bye tpn!!!
Here is Md. it is really really cold but since I am retired ( I LOVE saying that!) I just grab a book, a coffee and turn on the fireplace!
Your positive attitude is helping your recovery!
Hugs to Anne
Louise!
It’s definitely ups and downs. Today appears to be an up, so far anyway. I’m cautiously optimistic my stomach is finally settling down. I hope, I hope, I hope.
Gary we are SO sorry you are not feeling well. A friend of ours has his chemo. every 2 weeks going through his port for just 46 hours. He carries around the bag it is in and the dosage has been adjusted. I don’t know if it would work for you. He was getting it in pill form every day before but this has been much better. Our prayers continue. Love, Louise and Don
Hi Gary,
Actually you look much younger with the shorter hair and beard.
Some of the female life guards have been asking about you.
Big John
It’s not the shorter hair and beard that makes me look younger. It’s the loss of 25 pounds. Not that it’s going to score me any points with the lifeguards. They still see me as a harmless old man.