Bald Beauty

A few days after dose #2 of poison...oops I mean medicine to kill cancer my hair started falling out EVERYWHERE.  If I pulled on my hair it would fall out in clumps.  I knew it was coming, but it was so WEIRD.  I would be laying around and hair would fly in my eyes or mouth.  I would wake up from a nap and my pillow would be coated in hair - SO GROSS.  

So I decided it was time to shave it all off.  I called up my fabulous friend Shannon & she came on over to buzz it all off.  So here are some pictures of our fun Monday night (December 17th).

 scary Gina

don't mess with me!!!

I decided to include the kids in the fun.  I figured it would be much less scary for them to watch it happen than to wake up in the morning with a bald mamma.  They thought it was fun.  Lots of giggling.  Carlie kept saying people were going to make fun of us.  She also told me I looked like a boy.  Berkeley kept staring at me and telling me I was bald & had no hair.
SILLY KIDS.....we look AMAZING :)

 My sweet husband decided to shave his head too.

 Here we are.
  I would like to point out that I was feeling super crappy that day.
 I had NO makeup on and I was wearing my pajamas.

 not an Aldridge family photo without silly faces.

A few days later when I was feeling better I put some makeup on and snapped a few photos.

I have not shed one single tear about my hair.  I really don't even feel sad about it.  It is just hair.  It will grow back.  I don't look great, but I don't look too bad for a bald cancer patient.    It is crazy how cold my head gets without hair.  I wear a hat most of the time to keep my head warm.  I also got a beautiful wig.   But, I also sport the bald head around the house a lot and in public.  I am not self-conscious about it at all.  I get some double takes, but I am used to that being an extra tall and gorgeous woman (he..he..he..)