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Wigging Out

9/17/2017

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Let's talk about wigs, baby...let's talk about all the colors and the styles that may be....let's talk about wigs ; )  
​I had to, sorry

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Wig shopping, never thought I'd have that one on my calendar! So, to be honest pre-hair loss I really wasn't going to care or worry about getting a wig in the beginning. I figured I'd save my money (they are super expensive) and not waste my time putting one on and taking care of it etc....I'm bald whether you like it or not and if you don't then just look away because even a gallon of Rogaine wouldn't help me at this point.

Then I lost my hair and you tend to think a little different. Not only do people stare, but you also think about the people who have to be seen with you and you don't want to embarrass them or have people stare at them as well. I also thought that if I ever went up to my nephews schools to see them I wouldn't want to show up bald for all their friends to make comments to them (we all know how kids are). Finally, it made me think since nothing else is normal in my life anymore: i.e. working, living alone, finances, having a life, going to school etc... that it might be nice to have one thing that made me feel a little normal still (although a long stretch). So I decided to get one. 

If you've never been wig shopping, I mean lets be honest most people haven't and I was one that never envisioned having to, it is definelty an experience. If I were to compare it to anything I would say shoe shopping at Nordstroms. First, as you can see by the pictures there are several wigs to look at and choose from ranging from all different styles and colors. I knew I didn't want my same straight boring hair but I also didn't want it to look fake. I think I tried on about 10 and honestly hated them all but finally decided on one I thought looked the least fake out of them all even though not very appealing. The whole time you have a stylist putting them on you to fit good/style it etc...just like shoes.

They didn't have the color I wanted in stock, so like shoes, they had to order it. My wig ended up coming in the week I was in the hospital for chemo so I had to wait awhile to get it. When I finally picked it up, just like shoes, she put it on me, adjusted it, and made sure it fit and looked good. Now, also like shoes, unfortunately, you have to wear wigs in to make them look "good". The reason I hated so many wigs was the top and front were so high I looked like I was in the 1980's....not gonna fly. The lady swore it would all go down after a while....she better be right or I may have to learn how to do the running man and roger rabbit soon. Needless to say, I now have a $500 thing that goes on my head to make you think I'm not bald and pass for my real hair...(yes, they are that expensive). 

PS: did you know theres such a thing as wig shampoo and conditioner...shoot me...this thing is going to take more work than I ever did on my real hair lol
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Kristin Herrin
9/17/2017 06:13:49 pm

I love it!!! But I also LOVE you without it! I never knew they were that expensive or needed that much upkeep. Too much work!

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Dad
9/25/2017 02:05:29 pm

Best your hair has looked since you went to prom in HS!

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    On August 2, 2017, Brianna was diagnosed with Mediastinal Large B-Cell Lymphoma. Beginning Monday, August 14, 2017, Brianna will begin chemotherapy treatments. She will be commuting to Austin for 18 weeks to receive treatments. This site is set up as a donation page to help Brianna and her family cover medical costs and living expenses, as well as a one stop shop to get updates on how chemo is going and even buy a shirt or two in support!

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    After getting her final PET scan to confirm the aggressive chemo did it's job, we got the news that it hadn't and that the tumor was still active when it shouldn't of been. Brianna is now undergoing radiation for 5 weeks, everyday in Austin. 


    UPDATE March 2018:
    Brianna begin having the same cancer symptoms as she did this past summer during spring break, except more painful this time. She was sent to get a CT scan which showed her cancer had returned. She then met with her oncologist who planned the next steps which include to do more chemo (a differnt regimen this time) followed by a stem cell transplant. 
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    END OF MARCH - JUNE 25th
    ​(at the moment....things have yet to even begin apparently.)

    If I didn't feel like I was really dying or truly out of options to live....I do now. Remember  I was basically on our plan F and everything was just getting worse instead of better. I really thought I was done these last couple weeks and being in the hospital for another little week vacay. I finally updated by blog since so many people were asking, so you can read the detailed updates.

    October 2018 Update:
    Insurance has finally approved all of the CAR-T procedure and I will be getting my T-Cells retrieved from my body next week. (Oct 10th if all goes as planned)


    MARCH 2019
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