Why I Kept My Hair Short After Cancer

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'Cancer may have stolen my hair initially, but now I choose to keep it short because I decided to.'

to frame my face. But eventually, as my strength and spirit returned and my hair began to grow past the peach fuzz stage, I began to own it. And soon after, I started to experiment.

It started with dyeing the tips of my newly-regrown hair. For the next few years, I began experimenting with different colors but always with a very short pixie style. It changed the way people perceived me, even my friends. I went from having a pretty conservative style to appearing "fierce" or "edgy." I was changed. It was important to me to reflect the inner change outwardly.I had always been a super healthy, strong person.

empowered me. Cancer may have stolen my hair initially, but now I choose to keep it short because I decided to.Any time I contemplated growing it longer, I would chicken out at the thought of the pageboy phase.All I wanted was to reach the stage where I felt comfortable leaving my hair uncovered. Until then, I constantly felt "cancery." I returned to work while I still woreto cover my mostly bald head. I knew my patients’ parents were looking at me sadly.

My advice: Figure out your perfect shampoo and styling products. They may be different than they once were, just like you are.pixie cut I gravitate to most of the year. I would never have believed this is where I’d end up aesthetically. It’s been a strange feedback loop. My hairstyle makes me outwardly look more daring and "edgy." In certain ways, I think I’ve evolved to be that woman on the inside, too.

 

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