Posted on September 20 2019
It might be easy to say, “I am not my hair.” Those who have breast cancer are already experiencing a lot. Then they lose their hair, their identity, their self-esteem.
Let’s help these women feel safe, secure, and okay rocking their baldness. If you see a bald woman, don’t automatically think, ”She must be a cancer patient. I should sympathize with her and tell her about my story, my mother’s story, my friend who had cancer.” Instead, think “There’s a woman wearing that baldness. If I say anything, she might kick my a**.”
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How to support someone through hair loss:
- Understand and empathize with her grief because it is grief
- Prepare yourself to respond when you see her, it will be hard for her and you
- Don’t respond with “it will grow back!”
- Know your support makes a difference
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Be a friend
Rocking My Glory is on a mission to restore the self-esteem and self-confidence of women whose inner spirit has been affected during their battle against cancer. Founded by Kim Cantey Davis, Rocking My Glory's mission is to inspire confidence and open the conversations regarding breast cancer.
Hats Scarves & More was founded by Nikki Serquina, a hairdresser who specialized in help cancer patients with wigs, hats and headscarves. Then Nikki became a cancer patient. She shares her personal story and she provides access to fashionable headware. Her private label hats are sourced from a Bali batik shop.
Melissa Etheridge describes chemotherapy as hell. She attended the Grammy's without her hair. Her personal journey and keeping it real is an inspiring story.
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