Oh The Hair… – Kristin Sterk

I’m 1 12 months and three months out from my bone marrow transplant (and from getting my head shaved), and buddies, that is the place we’re at! Each morning I get up, that is what Kristin’s hair seems like. It’s all the time a wildcard on what it can appear to be every morning. I took this image yesterday and I’ll say, that is tame. Each morning although, I get a chuckle at what it seems like!

Oh the fun of dropping your hair. Initially I used purple mild remedy on the again on my head on a regular basis and my hair grew SO quick! Then I ended as a result of I began to develop a mullet! Simply ask my husband :). For sure, the RLT labored! However then I by no means actually picked it again up constantly as a result of I had different points happening. THEN I realized that once you’re on an immunosuppresant, it could actually suppress hair development. AH. That explains why my hair has taken SO lengthy to develop again (plus the truth that I couldn’t take any additional dietary supplements to assist with the expansion).

BUT, regardless of the gradual hair development, I AM STILL CANCER FREE! I’d take quick hair ALL DAY to be most cancers free. I had an appointment at my BMT clinic the center of April and all continues to be trying nice! My t-cells nonetheless are low and out of whack, however oh effectively. I AM STILL CANCER FREE. And possibly at some point they’ll return to regular! However after going via 2 years of therapies, one thing was certain to not bounce again as rapidly as hoped!

Now did I count on my hair to be so much longer at this level within the journey? Yep! This entire journey has been an enormous studying curve and I simply need to encourage others who could have misplaced their hair, that you’re not alone! If in case you have gone via therapies of any variety for any kind of most cancers, you already know what that chemo can do to your physique. In some methods I can inform my physique is STILL therapeutic. Once I look again to January, I can see a distinction from then to at present. My physique continues to be working so arduous to recuperate! God has given me an INSANE quantity of therapeutic, and it’s so humbling to look again and see what HE has finished. That He would select this for our household. What grace.

So whether or not you will have hair loss, are going via therapies, or are battling a special type of battle, hold in there. It’s a season of life. Some seasons final days, weeks, and months. Others years on finish. However God can quantity each hair on our heads, whether or not lengthy or quick, and His faithfulness and mercies by no means finish.

I’m curious what tomorrow’s bedhead will appear to be :)?

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