Strands of hair, Everywhere...

The pain is gone! I am so happy that did not last very long, but now I am facing a new challenge. My hair is starting to fall. I have really thick, long hair and I normally shed every day. When I wash my hair or brush my hair, it normally comes out. Now the amount of hair is more and it is coming out more often. After I brush my hair, I have to sweep the floor. I run my hands through my hair and strands just fall out. It's on my pillow, on my clothes. It's in the tub and in the sink. All over my car. And the tears! I can't help but cry when I have to sweep up the strands. I didn't think it was going to be this difficult to see my hair falling. One of my co-workers went through the same thing and told me that I may want to start going shorter. That way I am not seeing long strands everywhere. I was hoping that since my hair is so thick that maybe I would not lose all of it, just some. Not so sure now, seeing how much is falling around me. So I went after work today and got my hair cut and styled. Not crazy short, so not ready for that. Baby steps people. I feel good though and it looks good. At least for now.  When I first heard the diagnosis I kept telling myself , hey if it falls out then it falls out. Hair can always grow back. Losing a head of hair is a small price to pay for a lifetime of happy memories to come.
 But if I do lose my hair, I want to get one of those Jamaican hats with the dreads... :)

p.s. I just wanted to take a minute and thank everyone that has left a comment. They have helped me so much in this process and I am so blessed to have a great support system. Thank you everyone!