2 DOWN, 4 TO GO

The 2nd session went without a hitch, but the drugged up sensation is twice as bad. Sam’s eyes are struggling to focus on things and her concentration keeps wandering. Her arm is badly bruised where the PICC Line was fitted on Monday and she keeps getting an irritation from the dressing they’ve used. The PICC did it’s job though and made the whole event run smoother and quicker. She’s come out with an even bigger bag of pills that she’s got to take over the next few days. This is to help combat any side effects that may come her way. The bad news, however, is the dreaded injections are back. Let’s hope my technique has improved from last time (Again, apologies in advance babe).

When Sam came out of the hospital the one thing she was determined to do was to shave her head. Her hair had started to shed much quicker in the last 24 hours and it was starting to irritate her. She had to get out of the bath last night because the top of the water was just a layer of hair. We got home and got the clippers out. Sam did the first strike straight through the middle of her hair and then we took the obligatory “no hair on top but still on sides” photo.

It became apparent after we’d finished clipping that, even though a lot of hair had gone, there was still some thick areas left on her head. The result of this is her head looked a map of the world. It was time for my original recommendation. Shaving foam and a razor. Unfortunately, this is the one thing Sam didn’t want to do because she’d seen where I’d cut my head in the past with a razor and for some reason she didn’t trust me. However, after I showed her the atlas on her head she begrudgingly agreed.

Now, I shave my head with a razor every other day, so I consider myself quite experienced in this area but shaving someone else’s head with a razor is a completely different kettle of fish. I didn’t expect it to be so tricky. Sam had made me so paranoid that I was going to cut her that every time I hit resistance on her thick hair I had a mini panic. After 20 minutes of very safe shaving (with no niks or cuts) the job was complete. Sam was staring in disbelief at her reflection. The good thing is there were no tears. I was worried what her reaction was going to be, but I think the fact that she’d made the decision to go for it herself made the whole experience pain free. I think she pulls it off very well. She keeps focusing on a little bump in the middle of her head but I don’t think she’s got anything to worry about.

We’re just going to have fun confusing the kids. 😉