Becoming Bald

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It wasn't for another week or two when the falling out of hair really began in earnest. I would wake up. I would lift my head from my pillow and clumps of hair would stay behind. Sometimes I might roll over in my sleep, hair in my mouth. I'd shampoo in the shower then wash my hands again to get all the hair out from between my fingers. I could shake my head over a trash can and watch the hair rain down.

A few days of this and I'd had enough. More than enough.

Cindy had a set of clippers, too. Or she had access to some that were shared by the entire sixth floor. We set it to low. The lowest setting. What is that? One? Zero? As close to the scalp as you can get, completely eradicating all of Michael's careful craftsmanship (except, of course, in the spots where there were, well, spots).

Gone. Done. Good riddance.

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Hi, I love seeing the wide variety of ways people use blogs. This is a wonderful example of how this is empowering you. Keep it up!

Thanks, Mie.

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A Few Notes

robert (now and then)
(hover to see RKB in 1990)
After running two marathons in October 2010 with Team in Training, I've decided to "slack off" with just the one marathon in 2011.

This year will be in memory of Siona Shah, an amazing young girl who spent the final third of her too-short life battling leukemia with courage, grace, humility, and smiles.

It will also be in memory of my step-grandmother, Ruth, who passed away on June 15th after a recurrence of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

I'd originally started using this site to tell my story -- roughly eight months of treatment in 1990, as well as the impact leukemia had on me in the years that followed. Much of that story is still available through the "Table of Contents" below (starting with my initial diagnosis while I was studying in England).

 - Robert K. Brown
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