As most of you know, I just recently cut my hair for donation (this is my hairdresser, Ann, who did the deed!). I donated it to an organization called "Beautiful Lengths" and it is sponsored by Pantene. Their sole purpose is to make wigs for women who have lost their hair due to the side effects of chemotherapy treatment. Initially my donation was in honor of Margo, and it still is of course, but I also wanted to add two other women to that list. First is my friend Maria Shafer's sister, Karen, who lost her battle with cancer two years ago. And second is my friend Molly's roommate, Ruth, who just lost her battle with cancer two days ago. This is a terrible fact of life that we have all come to deal with. I was talking with Maria the other day and we were sharing stories of our sisters' last days. As we were talking this crazy thought came to my head (so crazy i didn't say it out loud)...I thought "I am so glad we share this experience so that we can talk to eachother about it". I know that Maria wouldn't have taken it the wrong way, because no one should have to even have the experience to share. But in some strange way, I am fortunate to have friends that I can talk to and who can relate to the situation. So everyone, have a drink and say a "cheers" to Margo, Karen and Ruth - they would all probably want you to have two... :)
