Dear friends and family,
Last night Randy and I made it official and shaved my head. It was hard at first. I cried for about a half hour but I have quickly adapted. There is a silver lining too...I know that I will save lots of money on haircare products this year!
Randy's first comment was I looked beautiful, which was so very sweet. Laura's first comment was I look like a boy. So in honor of that (for those of you old enough to remember it), I struck a pose like the hero on Kojak that show from the 1970's. I'm holding a sign with his favorite line and sucker. The "Who loves you Baby" in this case is not just referring to me but to God of course who is carrying me through all of this and will carry you through any trial you may face.
Today was another blessed day. I debuted my new wig to rave reviews and I got filled with my weekly quota of hugs at coop. I also got lots of pictures of my prayer warriors there. I spent the day with my wonderful students and friends.
I stopped by the cancer center to get my Neulasta shot. It boosts my white blood cell count to boost my immunity through the chemo. While there I talked to the wife of the man I mentioned yesterday who cannot keep anything down but jello. His name is Neil. His wife is a five year cancer survivor and they are always together. It turns out he's come down with a yeast infection of the mouth called thrush, which has made even the jello hard to keep down. It is forcing him on a milder dose of chemo. I mentioned to the nurse that we keep running into each other and she said "It's no coincidence." Isn't it neat that she should say that? So please pray for Neil and for his recovery. I believe it may be another Godincidence.
I had a very sweet surprise today. Randy came home from work with his head shaved. We now have matching bald heads. Too bad the movie "the Coneheads" came out so many years ago. I do believe we could have been perfect for the parts! Thank you all so much for your continued prayer. Hope you all have a blessed weekend. Lots of love,
Kerry
Kerry,
ReplyDeleteI am sorry that you had to lose your hair. But you look beautiful. You really do. I am proud of you. And Randy, that was sweet. That was a good one. I have been checking all day wondering how you are holding up. You look and sound great. I am hoping that the chemo didn't hit you too hard.
I was a wee little baby, so I don't remember the show. Only geezers like Meredith might remember! Ha! Kerry, you are young (like me, of course)....how do you remember? (I like to tease Meredith about her age and height.....and.....get this....she teases me about my HAIR, and its grayness (which is covered up by a nice box of Clairol at the moment), so I am ALL in favor of the perm for her.) I have never given a perm before, but I volunteer to try to style it for her! Poor Meredith...good thing she takes a joke well.
Kerry, I am continuing to pray for you. Keep it up. Thank you for keeping us posted. You look great, and you look brave and confident! You are an inspiration!
Love,
Amy
Kerry,
ReplyDeleteHow cute! You really look cute in that picture! Does Randy look as cute bald as you? That was so sweet of him. You two are such a sweet couple.
I've been praying that you won't get too sick. Please, pace yourself and get plenty of rest. You are definitely an inspiration!
Love,
Linda
Hey sis,
ReplyDeleteI am sorry you lost your hair. I am sorry it was easier to shave your hair then to keep it. I so wish you didn't need to go through the chemotherapy and be so brave.
You are doing great! When the bone and PET scans came back normal, I told John that you were going to get through this year and do an amazing job. You are doing it, Kerry. You are doing an amazing job and I am so proud of you.
We will pray for Neil and his wife. I am so sorry for their situation.
That was so nice of Randy to shave his head (I didn't get a bad perm with you years ago). Randy is doing such an amazing job as well. I am so proud of both of you. Randy, we love you and your entire family. Thank you for being such a wonderful family to Kerry.
Kerry, you look beautiful. You really do. You have always been such a beautiful person. Your hair is gone, but all that beauty is still there. (You will be breathtaking in the movie star sunglasses).
Well, I decided to invest in hair products to make up for the loss of your money in the industry (we are in an economic recession). I bought a wax hair removal kit to do my eyebrows. I have never done it before, but slapped it on my eyebrows because I really didn't expect it to work.
Kerry, it worked but unfortunately took off half of my right eyebrow. I was laughing so hard I showed it to the boys (they could not believe I would put hot wax on myself and pull out eyebrow hair). I tried to explain, but couldn't come up with any kind of logical reason.
I found an eyeliner pencil and started filling in my eyebrow. I also got my hair to cover my eye (I was going for the mysterious look - no one could see what was underneath).
Anyway, I have decided between your perm and my eyebrow waxing job, that I do not have the skills needed to be a beautician. I will leave that to the professionals (speaking of which, Shelly and Amy are not getting near my hair. Even though I am a geezer, I can still take them!)
Kerry, I know in the past your first days after chemo are the roughest. I am so thankful you were able to go to coop yesterday and get your hugs. I am praying the next few days won't be too difficult.
Remember how much I love you,
Mitzi
Kerry, you look beautiful; simply wonderful. I cryed at first, and then I called for Benny to come and see. He said that you are beautiful without hair. Then when I told him that Randy had his head shaved also, he said that he did not think that Randy would look as good as you do without hair. I am so proud of both of you. You are letting God work in your lives. What wonderful parents my grandchildren have. Soon, and very soon since time is so fleating anyway, this will all be over. It will be a memory. You will move on, and I know that God will continue to use you both. It will be exciting to see the direction that He will take you. I feel that He has wonderful experiences in store for the both of you. We are praying.
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Dear Kerry,
ReplyDeleteI am so proud of your super attitude and courage. Your sweet spirit and inner diva shine just as brightly without hair :-)
We will pray for Neil and his wife. I am so proud that in the midst of this tough journey you are so concerned and loving to others. God is really using you and Randy in a powerful way :-)
We will also be praying for you that the side effects do not slow you down and you can keep your fun,busy schedule. I know with the first round of chemo the first several days were the worst, so we will shower you in prayers!!
Please keep us posted on the good and the bad days. We want our prayers to reflect what you are truly feeling, although we know God knows :-) You are loved dearly and are being prayed for by so many. I love the prayer warriors slide show, it is so nice to see the new faces each day.
Remember how much you are loved.
Your big sis,
Shannon
Dear Kerry,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Becca Swain, and I am managing the blog, "Shelly's Song" for Shelly Schneider. I saw the comment that you posted for Shelly... I got your info from her, and just wanted to say hi. In reading your blog, I see an incredible strength that obviously God has given you, and a peace that passes all understanding. To see the grace that God has given you and Shelly help me and so many others know, that should we ever face a trial like this, we too will make it in the strength of our Lord! One of our favorite verses that God gave Shelly on the morning of her 2nd chemo treatment was Psalm 55:18 - "He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me." As you know, you have an army of prayer warriors fighting this battle right along side you. Stay strong! You will be in my prayers!
Kerry, Shanade O'Conner has nothing on you!! Remember her from the 80's (oh Im really dating myself now). You do look really beautiful!!! I was thinking it would be fun to do an 80's hair thing when you come out. Im so proud of you. The other day I went to get squished (a mamogram) for the first time. The woman doing the films was so sweet and told me how she is a breast cancer survivor. What amazed me was her attitude. She was so positive and as a christain woman she almost sounded as if she was glad she had gotten cancer. While she didnt say the words she did say that now she could relate to women who have been diagnosed and could be a comforter. Her tiny desk in the room was filled with all kinds of Bible verses and sayings. The one I really liked said "Why are you trying so hard to fit in, when I created you to stand out. Signed God." So girlfriend wear your new do with boldness, knowing God has created you to do His special job he has for you. Im continuing to pray for you everyday!!!
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Renee
P.S. I love the music on your blog site!!!
Kerry,
ReplyDeleteYou look great! I've been following your blog. You are handling everything so well. Randy shaving his head reminds me of the Rascal Flatts song Skin (Sara Beth). Watch a video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhnU9IYTD9c, but I warn you...it's a tear-jerker!
Christy Chapell
Kerry, you really DO look beautiful. You have a nicely shaped head. :o) You are like the parable of the stained glass window. You are so beautiful from the outside and even more because of the light that radiates from within you. I am praying for you mama. I love seeing you on Fridays and I can't wait to hang out with you at the ball field. ((((HUGS))))
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