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Raw October — Day 21 (Hair By Chemotherapy)

Raw Octoberraising breast cancer awareness — one fact, figure, feeling, and photograph at a time.

Warning: Chemotherapy can change the color and texture of your hair; meaning, the hair you lose will likely not be the same hair you get back. The proof is in the photo — I lost my straight, blond locks and gained a dark, curly mop.

The hair transformation is not always a forever thing, though, because my dark is not so dark anymore, and my curls are not so curly anymore. With each passing day (there have been about 2,920 of them), I look more and more like my old self.