Anybody seen my hair?????

Well, as predicted, my hair is falling out! No clumps, yet, just oodles and gobs of individual strands! And they just go everywhere! A couple of days ago I was playing football in the yard with the boys, and it was so windy that my hair was just flying away in the wind.

I told Owen, "You've heard of people's hair getting blown right off their heads, haven't you? Well, we may just get to see that today."

It has been so gusty around her for days...the kind of wind that blows your hair just all over the place, and for me that is a literal statement. On the upside, the neighbors shouldn't have to mulch this fall!!! :o)

Owen advised me, "Mom, you should start wearin' one of those little hospital hats or somethin' before we start eatin' that stuff!" Thank you, Owen! I'll get right on that!

Anyhoo...my mom cut my hair last night, and it looks much better. But the shedding goes on and on and on. It's like trying to rinse the clippings out of your hair after a haircut, but there is no end to the clippings. WEIRD!

I'm prepared, though. I've cut the boys hair for years, and I have clippers with different lenghth guards, so when I get tired enough of sweeping it off the floor, it's outta here. I have scarves and hats and enough ballcaps to outfit a team, so I'm good to go.

I tried on a scarf yesterday, and said, "Look boys. This is what I'll look like when my hair is all gone."

Surprisingly, I heard, "Cool mom! You look like a...", to which I interrupted with thoughts of Halloween and interjected, "A pirate?"

"No, " said Owen, "You look like a really cool gardner!"

Well, that's more suitable anyway! I've always wanted to be a cool gardner!

Oh, I almost forgot. I had another treatment yesterday! Thank you, thank you for your prayers. I needed a platelet count of at least 100, and it was well above that, and I had to have a white count of 1.5 (granulacites only), and they were over 15 I think, and get this... My overall white blood cell count, which was down to 1.7 or so was so high the nurses were laughing. Before I began treatment, my count was 5.6 (4 is normal) and yesterday my count was 26! Can you believe that? My nurse said, "Good ole Neupogen shots!" And I added, "And a lot of prayer!" I do believe I have the "prayin' est" friends a person ever had! Thank you, thank you, and praise the Lord!

I have to go grab a bite of lunch. We have to go back into the hospital for another shot. This one is Neulasta, which also boosts my white cell count, but unlike the Neupogen shots, which had to be given daily, Neulasta is time released and will last for something like 7-10 days. That suits me fine. I've been stuck enough for one month!

We love you all! Thanks for all the prayers. I just love to hear health professionals laugh in disbelief!

Leslie, Jeff, and the boys