I'm about to lose my hair again for (I think) the 8th time. I never get too attached to it...really. I would rather lose my hair than lose a month with my husband and daughter. It's really just a matter of vanity and once you get over it, you could care less if you're wearing a bandana or hairspray. However, the hardest part is dealing with other people. All of the sudden they treat you differently. You can see the sadness in their eyes, and the pity they have for you. They assume that you must have only days to live when you're bald. I can tell you from experience that there have been days where I have felt worse physically WITH hair than days without, but people think if you have a head of hair, you must be in remission. It has really opened my eyes in the matter of judgement and how we view other people. As stated in yesterday's post, I can certainly trip up on judgement and base someone's character on their comments. I think we're all guilty of it. It's been a great lesson for me to experience this hair issue in order to somewhat understand discrimination or the idiotic assumptions we make about people that cross our paths. It's my reminder to myself to be careful...you have no idea what the person is really going through.
"For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."
Matthew 7:2
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3 comments:
This is good my friend. I am the worst when it comes to making assumptions about people based on their outside appearance. Thanks for this today, Love always, A
Jenny,
You are so right about people's assumptions. It's kind of ironic because I would react exactly the way you stated upon seeing a perfect stranger who's lost hair due to treatments. I'd feel sad for them.
Knowing the person, however, makes all the difference. I don't even think of you any differently whether you have hair or not because I'm fortunate to know a bit of the inner being.
You've made an excellent point today----if only we could know all people on a personal basis, we would make a lot fewer snap judgments.
Along the same lines, I viewed the photos of Sgt. Brandon Adam on Connie Lloyd's blog, and I was struck with horror and comfort at the same time.
That friendly, boyish face with its big smile that I'd enjoyed so much while he was my student comforted me while the photos his legs were horrifying. The expression said it all about Brandon; he lost his legs but not his spirit.
Having worked in hem/onc, I'm more used to people without hair than with it. I say, "To hell with hair!" It's too much trouble anyway! Girl - I hope you sport some awesome bandanas and hats. We love you, Jenny! - Krisianna
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