Mons Amis...you look F'ing amazing ! Great job Van ! Dare I say.....it looks better than your "original hair" !!! That hair color really flatters you ! AND...short hair (particularily this style) makes you look YEARS younger....am I right?
Hey Heather, Wow! "You look good .... real good!!" (Quote from the movie Anchor Man) How true it is for you!!! Glad you are at home with your family and feeling better. Talk to you soon, Patty
It`s me again!Twice in one day!Now after seeing your new look you won`t be getting any rest(not with my big brother seeing you looking so "SHAGADELLIC")Chuck
I LOVE the new hair it looks great on you! I am happy you are feeling better,and more rested. I love you lot's . Alexa (^-^)
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Hey Auntie Heather!!! I know I haven't been blogging a lot lately, (familiarizing myself with the controls and whatnot!)but I thought I would just drop you a line and say HI! I got my braces today, which is freakin amazing! I'm finally rid of those stupid elastics they stuck in my face, and now I can start taking painkillers with REAL braces! Muahahahahaha! Take THAT Dr. Kurz! ^____^ Love you lots Auntie Heather, and btw....you have ROCKSTAR quality hair!!!!!
Looking super good!! I love the style. It totally is awesome. And the best part is (at least for what I know about wigs), it should always stay styled!! So, okay, what happens in a wind storm? Hmmmm....I'll bet you'll let us know. Glad you are home and feeling better. Love Cindy
Heather, you look spectacular!! Even better than when I saw you in hospital on Friday (wig day one). Van has worked his magic, but he had to have something good to start with. I know chemo "isn't for everyone," but you seem to be thriving on it. Jeez girl, give the rest of us a break! The shorter hair looks so great on you, even though I've always been envious of your former longer thick curly locks. Glad you are home and feeling so much better, just in time for the second go. Your body will be more attuned this time and ready to defend you, if the experience of other friends of mine is anything to go by. Stiff upper lip and all that. See you soon. Much Love, Nora
Hey, girl! You are looking Marvelous ! I hope you are feeling as marvelous as you are looking cause you sure do look like you feel marvelous! Kelv says so too and there was no rocket fuel involved either.
I am following your every posting - and I must say that YOU are amazing! Truly amazing! Thank you for sharing in your blog. You always think of others first - and your blog is a great example of that, to always make that effort to keep everyone updated. It means so much to me, as well as to all your many, many chearleaders, to be able to check in on you at anytime, without feeling like we are imposing. Keep on blogging - and just know we are cheering you on, and soon we`ll be celebrating your Win! Yeah!
Oh you are sooooooooooo right Carol! Heather, you look faaab-ulous! The style, the colour, the cut looks soooooo good on you. Lookout for the HOTTIE! Glad you made it out of the joint and are back at home! luv lez
I love the new look. The style, the color - it suits you perfectly. This is much better than being a blonde! I am so thankful for you and your blog. Ditto on Bonnie's comment - I check on you daily and can follow your status without feeling like I am imposing. The downside of the blog is, sometimes I think it makes me lazy, and I forget that I know what is going on with you, but you do not know that. Know that I am quietly cheering you on - 3 cheers for Heather!! I have noticed that the "countdown to chemo" is missing. What happened to that? I like to shake my pom-poms extra hard when I know you have to visit the Champion Centre.
Hair or no hair - you are beautiful! I think it's safe to say, your positive attitude inspires all of us.
Hi Heather, (Looks like I messed up posting my earlier comment.) And me to the chorus of friends loving your new look. . . (Just trying to think of another adjective). . . You look radiant! Love it so much I decided to shave and get a wig!! No not really; but I was quickly inspired to colour my grey and faded lacklustre hair. Need to keep up! Good luck on Thursday (if I don't see you before then). Laurel
Hey Daaaaaling......you look maaaaaavellllous!! Seriously it looks great on you. You remind me of and actress....Susan Sarandon I think.....I bet Kevin can't hardly keep his hands off you....haha.....Glad to here you got out of the joint and sorry I had no idea you were in there as I was a bit behind in reading the blog....I could have come to see you had I known....will do so one of these days at home instead!!! Enjoy the sun (protectively of course) and rain to keep the plants and you thriving!! Take care!! Gail W
Thanks, everyone, for your positive reinforcement. I feel like a total poser when I'm wearing my wig but it's still easier to hide behind than my big old bald head! And even if it doesn't look quite like my own hair, it looks BETTER than my own hair at least! I just hope it doesn't look too fake. I'm not convinced yet. I need to get used to me in it. Most of you don't know my cousin, Shannon, but I think this wig really makes me look a lot like her.
"Shagadelic"!! HAHAHAHAHA! Good one, Mimi!
Mikael! BRACES!! I can't wait to see. I hope they're not causing you too much trouble as they tighten things up. Be tough as nails like Hannah was! Really! She's crazy tough! "Rockstar Hair". Hmmmm ... I just might crank up the music and see what I can do! I hear a little "Love Shack" comin' on!
Thanks, Lexie! Love you, too, and I appreciate your good vibes! I really feed off your confidence and support!
Foxy? Mahvellous? Hottie? Radiant? Gorgeous? Susan SARANDON?! Years younger? MOI??!! Oh, go on!! ALL OF YOU!! ***this is me secretly beaming***
Thanks for all of your support and positive comments. And yes, my friends, I know that even if you're not commenting or emailing or phoning, you're still thinking of me. I know that because you're my friends and family and that's just the way friends and family are. I don't need to hear from you all the time to know that. So no worries.
By the way, Rhonda, my "countdown gadget" broke and I can't find another one. I liked having it there, too. I keep looking for another one. Meanwhile, keep shaking those "pom-poms"! I love that visual!
Breast cancer motivated me to start a blog, mostly to keep track of everything for myself but also to allow family and friends to keep up to date about my progress. My blog has evolved and so have I.
Now, along with my continuous breast cancer experience, I also blog about my kitchen experiments, my return to quilting as therapy, and my return to full-time work.
I didn't realize when I was diagnosed that breast cancer and the treatments would take so much out of me and that the effects would be so difficult and last so long. That said, I'm glad to be alive and now I need to leave a legacy. Time's a wasting. Must make quilts.
Breast Cancer (booooo) was the opponent. I hope I won. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in March 2009. I had a sentinel node lumpectomy later that month and on June 10, 2009, I started Chemotherapy followed by radiation treatments - the last one being December 20, 2009.
I thought it was all over. The cancer part seems to be over so far but I hadn't anticipated the awful effects of Arimidex (the aromatase inhibitor/estrogen blocker) that I started taking after chemo. The effects were long lasting and really awful. And then both my shoulders became frozen. I see that frozen shoulder is not uncommon for women who have been through breast cancer treatments but nobody seems to know why. And now I'm on Tamoxifen and there are the side effects from that, which are much milder than I had with Arimidex but at this point I don't know what's caused by either of those drugs or what might be the lingering effects of chemo and radiation. It's a much longer haul than I initially understood.
This blog has been my game's colour commentary starting 6 days before the kick-off of my first chemo treatment. I hope I won. That's the funny thing with cancer, though. You don't know for sure. You just have to be cocky enough to act like you've won.
Everyone who visits here has been on my team (because there's no "I" in "TEAM") and this blog was for them to to follow the game plan and the progress. It turned out it's also been therapy for me and a record of so many details I forget because of the also unanticipated "chemo brain". One thing I know for sure is that I wouldn't have made it through this without my team of family and friends. Thank you! Thank you! THANK YOU!! We're here. We Might Have WON!!
To learn the details about my particular discovery of my tumour and my diagnosis and treatment, please read this.
If you're more interested in my new quilting hobby, visit my blog that's supposed to be JUST about quilting at Peace.Love.Quilt.
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Mons Amis...you look F'ing amazing ! Great job Van ! Dare I say.....it looks better than your "original hair" !!! That hair color really flatters you ! AND...short hair (particularily this style) makes you look YEARS younger....am I right?
ReplyDeleteHey Heather,
ReplyDeleteWow! "You look good .... real good!!" (Quote from the movie Anchor Man) How true it is for you!!!
Glad you are at home with your family and feeling better. Talk to you soon,
Patty
It`s me again!Twice in one day!Now after seeing your new look you won`t be getting any rest(not with my big brother seeing you looking so "SHAGADELLIC")Chuck
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the new hair it looks great on you!
ReplyDeleteI am happy you are feeling better,and more rested. I love you lot's . Alexa (^-^)
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Hey Auntie Heather!!! I know I haven't been blogging a lot lately, (familiarizing myself with the controls and whatnot!)but I thought I would just drop you a line and say HI! I got my braces today, which is freakin amazing! I'm finally rid of those stupid elastics they stuck in my face, and now I can start taking painkillers with REAL braces! Muahahahahaha! Take THAT Dr. Kurz! ^____^ Love you lots Auntie Heather, and btw....you have ROCKSTAR quality hair!!!!!
-Mikael, McLovin, you know the rest, etc. ;)
Ross says...."you look like a foxy chick !"
ReplyDeleteLooking super good!! I love the style. It totally is awesome. And the best part is (at least for what I know about wigs), it should always stay styled!! So, okay, what happens in a wind storm? Hmmmm....I'll bet you'll let us know. Glad you are home and feeling better.
ReplyDeleteLove Cindy
Heather, you look spectacular!! Even better than when I saw you in hospital on Friday (wig day one). Van has worked his magic, but he had to have something good to start with. I know chemo "isn't for everyone," but you seem to be thriving on it. Jeez girl, give the rest of us a break! The shorter hair looks so great on you, even though I've always been envious of your former longer thick curly locks. Glad you are home and feeling so much better, just in time for the second go. Your body will be more attuned this time and ready to defend you, if the experience of other friends of mine is anything to go by. Stiff upper lip and all that. See you soon.
ReplyDeleteMuch Love, Nora
Hey, girl! You are looking Marvelous ! I hope you are feeling as marvelous as you are looking cause you sure do look like you feel marvelous! Kelv says so too and there was no rocket fuel involved either.
ReplyDeleteI am following your every posting - and I must say that YOU are amazing! Truly amazing! Thank you for sharing in your blog. You always think of others first - and your blog is a great example of that, to always make that effort to keep everyone updated. It means so much to me, as well as to all your many, many chearleaders, to be able to check in on you at anytime, without feeling like we are imposing. Keep on blogging - and just know we are cheering you on, and soon we`ll be celebrating your Win! Yeah!
:) Luv Bon
Oh you are sooooooooooo right Carol! Heather, you look faaab-ulous! The style, the colour, the cut looks soooooo good on you. Lookout for the HOTTIE! Glad you made it out of the joint and are back at home! luv lez
ReplyDeleteOne word.....Gorgeous! You look fantastic in your public look and my guess is your look great at home too!
ReplyDeleteHave yourself a great day!
Les
I love the new look. The style, the color - it suits you perfectly. This is much better than being a blonde! I am so thankful for you and your blog. Ditto on Bonnie's comment - I check on you daily and can follow your status without feeling like I am imposing. The downside of the blog is, sometimes I think it makes me lazy, and I forget that I know what is going on with you, but you do not know that. Know that I am quietly cheering you on - 3 cheers for Heather!! I have noticed that the "countdown to chemo" is missing. What happened to that? I like to shake my pom-poms extra hard when I know you have to visit the Champion Centre.
ReplyDeleteHair or no hair - you are beautiful! I think it's safe to say, your positive attitude inspires all of us.
Hugs,
Rhonda
Fantastic! So natural!
ReplyDeleteHi Heather,
ReplyDelete(Looks like I messed up posting my earlier comment.)
And me to the chorus of friends loving your new look. . . (Just trying to think of another adjective). . . You look radiant! Love it so much I decided to shave and get a wig!! No not really; but I was quickly inspired to colour my grey and faded lacklustre hair. Need to keep up!
Good luck on Thursday (if I don't see you before then).
Laurel
Hey Daaaaaling......you look maaaaaavellllous!!
ReplyDeleteSeriously it looks great on you. You remind me of and actress....Susan Sarandon I think.....I bet Kevin can't hardly keep his hands off you....haha.....Glad to here you got out of the joint and sorry I had no idea you were in there as I was a bit behind in reading the blog....I could have come to see you had I known....will do so one of these days at home instead!!! Enjoy the sun (protectively of course) and rain to keep the plants and you thriving!! Take care!!
Gail W
Thanks, everyone, for your positive reinforcement. I feel like a total poser when I'm wearing my wig but it's still easier to hide behind than my big old bald head! And even if it doesn't look quite like my own hair, it looks BETTER than my own hair at least! I just hope it doesn't look too fake. I'm not convinced yet. I need to get used to me in it. Most of you don't know my cousin, Shannon, but I think this wig really makes me look a lot like her.
ReplyDelete"Shagadelic"!! HAHAHAHAHA! Good one, Mimi!
Mikael! BRACES!! I can't wait to see. I hope they're not causing you too much trouble as they tighten things up. Be tough as nails like Hannah was! Really! She's crazy tough! "Rockstar Hair". Hmmmm ... I just might crank up the music and see what I can do! I hear a little "Love Shack" comin' on!
Thanks, Lexie! Love you, too, and I appreciate your good vibes! I really feed off your confidence and support!
Foxy? Mahvellous? Hottie? Radiant? Gorgeous? Susan SARANDON?! Years younger? MOI??!! Oh, go on!! ALL OF YOU!! ***this is me secretly beaming***
Thanks for all of your support and positive comments. And yes, my friends, I know that even if you're not commenting or emailing or phoning, you're still thinking of me. I know that because you're my friends and family and that's just the way friends and family are. I don't need to hear from you all the time to know that. So no worries.
By the way, Rhonda, my "countdown gadget" broke and I can't find another one. I liked having it there, too. I keep looking for another one. Meanwhile, keep shaking those "pom-poms"! I love that visual!
Pip-Pip, Nora!!