GI Jane from Jan. 20, 2005

Pam might vaguely remember this moment. She left the darkness of her room for a few minutes for a haircut...an extreme hair makeover of sorts.

Cha cha cha cha changes

The second round of chemo for Pam came on Wednesday the 19th. That was the same day that her hair really started coming out. Pam decided that she had control over one thing, and that was her hair. It was coming off when she decided it would.

Her chemo treatment once again threw her down. She hadn't slept since Sunday night and last night the trend continued. So with this round she got to be wide awake for all of the nausea. She spent the entire night throwing up. At least her headache was not quite as severe this time. At 4:30am today (Thursday) she finally fell asleep. She slept until 4:30pm when she got out of bed just long enough to have the kids shave her head.

Under Tierney's guidance, the kids cut their mom's hair. It was a good move on Pam's part as this was so much better than just emerging from her room suddenly bald and shocking them. She went for an intermediate baldness by going for a GI Jane cut. As it continues to come out she will have to decide to go all the way down to avoid a mangy look. Of course we will photograph that to share as well. This is a well documented case of cancer.

The photos of the haircut speak for themselves. The first photos show the once long, dark, curly hair still seeming to be firmly planted in Pam's head as she sat for her second chemo treatment. Emory and Flo were there to help out. It is not the most fun place to go, but Pam is a faithful little soldier going in and taking her medicine without complaining. She knows God is walking her through this and
she will use this experience to strengthen her faith.
Rick