WIGS FOR HEROES

During chemo most people will tell you how harsh it can be on your skin. I for sure have experienced these side effects as many women have too. Chemotherapy kills all the fast growing cells, this includes, hair, skin and nails. Sadly its all part of the bullcrap process, but things will improve after treatment is over.  I have 4 more rounds of chemo to go, so counting down the days girl! One of the big issues for me is dry skin. I experienced this so quickly into chemo, even after the first round! I remember waking up and seeing dry, thick flakes on my forehead, chin, and nose! I'm melting! I'm Melting! Some of the other skin reactions include: increased sensitivity to sunlight changes in skin colour changes to nails acne like rash itching It is so important to keep your skin in tip top shape, so when this nightmare is all over, you'll have soft, smooth, healthy and nourished skin and will thank yourself for supporting your skins well b...

When you get the diagnosis that you have the ''C''' word, or as I like to call it - Evil Edna, it can be life shattering to say the least, for both you and your loved ones. You immediately start to think about the worst possible outcomes, all the distressing scenarios of what might happen to you suddenly begin to spiral out of control in your mind, and you turn to 'Doctor Google' and haunting images begin to take over your life.  Planning what flowers I was going to have at my funeral seemed like the logical thing to do.  It took me about a week or two to digest the diagnosis, the longest 2 weeks of my life, then quickly I had to try to begin the process of  moving forward with a plan. The plan consisted of what I needed to do to keep myself from going insane, and what I HAD to do to both mentally and physically prepare for the next stages. Flash forward to today, two and a half months later, Sunday 30th July 2017, and everyone I know, and now me...