I never imagined feeling so excited about receiving an email with the subject header: "Your Wig Is On It's Way" I am, surprisingly, incredibly excited. It's time to embrace what has been one of the most challenging consequences of my chronic illness. Last year I began to face significant hairloss. To say it was confronting … Continue reading Wig On It’s Way!
You’re probably wondering what on earth the title to this blog post means. How can you be “Blissfully Broken”? No I haven’t gone mad…..ok, maybe just a little! I’m musing about my life as it stands today. When chronic illness is complex it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. We can be diagnosed with so many adjunct … Continue reading Blissfully Broken
A while ago I wrote a blog post titled "Hair Loss..It Does Matter Even If It Doesn't". I was starting out on my hair loss journey when I shared this chapter of my story. Back then, I was able to get hair cuts and use hair colour, to cover the early stages of alopecia. Fast … Continue reading Wigs, Hats, Scarves, Or Au Naturale?
Everyone wants to present the best version of themselves. We all have an image of how we'd like to look and often the image in our minds, falls short of the reality we see in the mirror. Of course some mirrors give a very distorted view. I have in my home what I call "nice … Continue reading A “Weighty” Conversation
A while ago I took the plunge and made a hairdressers appointment to get a shorter cut. Sounds pretty normal doesn't it but for me it was huge! Over the past 5 years, since my leg broke and following each major surgery, my hair has been breaking off in chunks. Not sure if it's gone … Continue reading Hair Loss….It Does Matter, Even If It Doesn’t!!
