wigged out!

1) give the wig a gentle shake.
2) identify the front and the back of the wig. the label always goes in the back. note the velcro tabs for sizing. leave the tabs as is at first. you can adjust them later if necessary.
3) place the wig on a flat surface so you are looking inside the wig. make sure the label is at the top (the label is at the back of the wig). grasp the wig at the top (back), with your hands placed on each side of the label.
4) slip the wig over the head starting at the hairline and then towards the neck. the front of the wig should lie on the front hairline.
5) the wig should feel secure, but not too tight. if needed, you can adjust the size with the velcro tabs inside the wig.

ahem ... jane attends this event last night ... look good feel better.

the moderator of the program gently tells her that it's okay if she wants to keep her wig on! she's starting to feel pretty good about her new bob haircut - it's so flattering that everyone seems to think it's a synthetic wig! so far, NOT feeling better!

on sunday, we have breakfast with iris and hadas ... we pick them up, about to head into the city, and iris is amazed at how much jane's new 'do' looks like the real thing ... but it IS the real thing - not a wig!

jared to mom: "hey, i like your wig", post hairdresser.

so, for the record, jane's hairstyle IS her actual hair! for now. still dreading those clumps falling here and there - will it be like having a cat, or a dog, in the house? oy!!! should we shear jane's hair now? what happens if she's in the 5% range that don't lose her hair, and we cut it all off for no good reason (if we do, she'll fall in that 5% category - if we don't, she'll surely be in the 95% majority of course!).

otherwise, back to normal, kind of. jane insists that she has 'chemo brain' - forgetting things, feeling discombobulated, etc.. truth is, she's just the same as always - sorry it break it to you dear!

don't shoot the messenger!