"Cold Caps are simultaneously the worst and the best thing that ever happened to me" - my hair, probably
Let's talk chemotherapy and hair loss. Some kinds of chemo make SOME hair fall out. For instance, this guy: Some kinds have little to no effect on hair. Slayyyy queen: Some kinds make ALL your hair fall out completely. Behold: Guess which one I got? If you guessed "tragic naked mole rat" you are the lucky winner. Of all the animals I have had fantasies about turning into, naked mole rat was never once on my wish list. Turn into a horse? Hell yeah, those beasts are majestic af. A bird? Yeah dude, I wanna fly. A sloth? I mean it's basically a furry version of me already. But a naked mole rat? Naw. Truth be told, losing my hair was my biggest hangup about receiving chemotherapy treatment. There were lots of other side effects that I was concerned about, but the one that kept making me hesitate was losing my hair. Before you call me shallow, hear me out. I mean, I am shallow, but still, hear me out. My hair has always been a