Wigs and Faith

This past week has been a busy and emotional one!


Mom had her port a cath placed in her chest this week to prepare for chemotherapy. It was a lot more involved than I thought it would be. They had her arrive to the hospital at 5:30am again (just like her major surgery). When I talked to her the night before she said, "I have to get up at 4:00am again!" I don't think mom would mind all this cancer crap as much if she could get more sleep.


Luckily she was able to go back home and recover from the procedure later on that day. I believe she is already so tired of this hospital stuff. I know I am. Every time I drive by Sharp hospital--I cringe. I don't care how new or beautiful it is, it still makes me think of how much mom has been through there already. It's weird that I feel that way, I didn't think I would considering I work at a hospital, BUT it is totally different when a loved one is there.


I'd also had been telling mom we needed to find a place that sold nice wigs. Mom will not be that cancer patient that is fine with a bald head. She has always loved dressing up and looking nice even if she is just at home. Her greatest fear of this chemo was loosing her hair, so I knew we needed to put this as a priority and get it done. Thankfully there was a great place in Mission Valley, called Hair Unlimited. We had to decide if she wanted synthetic wig or real human hair wig (looks more natural). Claudia, the sales woman told us that with synthetic wigs, she could catch on fire if cooking at the stove. Although these synthetic wigs were cheaper, we chose the real human hair wigs because it is not a fire hazard =) Claudia was super sweet and helped put my mom at ease with this wig stuff.


Mom was nervous to try on the wigs at first, but then I think she kinda got into it :)

This was definitely not for mom! Rocker chick here. Told her to represent and throw out her rocker hand sign!

AND here is the winner! Mom put this on, and we were all amazed at how similar it looked to her real hair! Mom actually smiled when she put it on! The wig just looked lighter and longer! We can also add low lights to the wig, making it look closer to her natural hair.


Sooo MISSION ACCOMPLISHED with the first try! So relieved!




Another part of this week left me feeling very sad. One of my good friend's mother passed away from battling cancer for the past 2 years. It was strange because we were at Barnes and Noble last week talking about our mom's without knowing she would leave this world so soon. I was in shock when I found out she had passed even though I knew her illness was a bad prognosis. His mom had been through hell and back with her cancer battle.

Alex knew that his mom had the odds against her, but he had something I admired at that moment we were talking. He had a strong faith, and told me that his mom getting cancer was actually a blessing in disguise because it brought his family closer to each other. He got to truly appreciate those special moments with her. The funeral was beautiful and she looked at peace.I am thankful for that. His mom taught him to always pray and have a strong faith. I know she is now an angel in heaven and they will meet again.