In January of 2019, I was trying to explain the turmoil we were about to go through, to my then 4 year old daughter.  I told her that I was going to be starting chemo, and it was going to make all my hair fall out.  But not to worry, because when it grows back, I'm going to grown it out really, really long.  A week later, I got a hat in the mail (from the lovely Dana Muir-Preston), and I explained to Aurora: this is for when Mommy's hair falls out.  She replied, "and then you're going to grown it out really, really long?  You got it, babe!

Well, time keeps moving, and now that little girl is 8.  And I'm about to cut my hair for the first time in almost 4 years.  Because for her, I grew it out really, really long 8-).  The curls on the bottom are from the chemo, and have been in the  bottom 1-2 inches of my hair since my hair was only 1-2 inches long.  I'm going to miss having curly hair!

But I'm so, so grateful to be here.