The straight goods about my hair

After I lost my hair, it grew back very curly and very dark. I expected some changes, and chemo curls are very common. Some people have different coloured hair and others end up with a different texture. The changes generally last about 12-18 months and then your hair will often return to normal.

I was thrilled with my chemo curls. As a straight-haired girl, I always wanted to have some curls. When I was young I had perms to provide body and curl. As I got older, I just played with my curling or straightening irons and made the best of what I had. In more recent years I started to develop a little bit of wave in my hair...mostly noticeable if I let it dry naturally.

The curls I had after my hair grew back were certainly different than anything I could have imagined. Soft and bouncy curls!! I loved it!! I had a good run of about 3 years with it. About 8 months ago, I noticed that the new growth was significantly less curly. Each haircut left less and less of it and my last haircut took the curls away. I do have some wave in my hair still, but probably not much more than I had pre-cancer.

I miss my curls. Not enough to get a perm though... LOL!

Cancer does not just take from you...sometimes it gives you a little gift. This was one of them. :)