Some other really cool things have come about through this trial: the High Fives For Kari "craze" :
Here are just a few of the awesome pictures of awesome people:
My beautiful church family on a Sunday night.
Some of the most fantastic Oncology nurses EVER!
NLHS {my old high school} cast of The Wizard of Oz
These are just a few of the pictures. If you like, check out the link above, to see some more!
Another wonderful experience was getting to meet an incredible lady and her husband.
My hair was falling out. I wanted to get my hair cut. I had worked hard for months getting my hair to grow and it was upsetting to see it coming out.
I thought that cutting it into a bob would help me transition into losing it.
I tweeted a hair stylist/blogger that lives in the surrounding area. I only asked her if she KNEW of a hair stylist in the Chapel Hill area that would be willing to come to my hospital room and cut my hair into a bob. {I was willing to pay, too, just FYI}
And, she replied {yahoo!!!} and said she would love to that for me! {Wait....what?!}
I thought to myself, "no, no! I wasn't asking HER to do it!! She is a much too popular blogger and an uber busy stylist. This is crazy!"
In her tweet, she asked me to e-mail her, so we exchanged a few e-mails and she said she would be here on Sunday morning to cut my hair! I was so excited! Excited was an understatement. She is all over Pinterest with her awesome tutorials and great style and is an excellent blog writer.
My sister stayed with me from Friday on to Sunday. Jackie had gone back with the girls {that's another post.} Jewel came up on Saturday for a visit and stayed the night. She volunteered to take pictures of the hair cut.
I was glad to have Lisa and Jewel here, but I wished Jackie could have been here. I miss him terribly when he is gone. And I knew he would have liked to have been here for the hair cut, too.
But, Sunday morning this is who showed up at my door:
She wrote about our meeting, too! link above
So, you see my surprise? I was thrilled! I was nervous! I was thrilled!She even texted me when she was on her way and asked if I wanted anything from Panera.
I KNEW she was nice.
Unfortunately, I had to turn her down for the food: I couldn't eat food from outside the hospital.
There are some things, most of the time, you can tell from even facebook and their blogs. And, she is very down to earth and just a girl like me. She was very sweet, and I was very dorky and nervous. I am terrible around meeting new people. Then, you throw in a {personally, what I consider to be } a famous person!? She may not be as well known, as say, Nicole Kidman, but, the girl is all over Pinterest! That is famous to me. I don't have a gajillion followers on my blog and I haven't been "pinned" and "repinned" a blue million times!
Okay, enough gushing.
She looks EXACTLY like she does in her pictures. She does not need photoshop. She's just as pretty and put together in person as she is in her pictures. {did anyone really believe I was going to be done gushing!?}
So, of course, I had to have make-up on before she got here. I may BE a cancer patient, but I don't have to LOOK like a cancer patient. Look good, feel good, right?!
She came in with her husband {who just happens to be just as nice and they make a very cute couple!!}
I introduced her to Lisa and Jewel. Then, we got down to business.
I have been terrified to wash my hair since it really started to fall out. So, we discussed whether or not I wanted to wash it. I felt like it would all fall out if I washed, conditioned, and dried it.
We decided not to do it. I wanted to keep what hair I had on my head for as long as I could.
I sat in the chair and Kate started doing her thing! We chatted, shared stories and joked around. Mainly Jewel and Lisa did the latter!
The cut started and ended so quickly.
Kate then opened up her bag and said she had some goodies for me!
All things she uses and LOVES!! I was so excited! I was blown away by all of the kindness she had shown me.
She and her husband hung around for a bit longer and I asked if they would be willing to do a high five picture for Facebook. Of course, they are so sweet, they were happy to do it!
She also offered to help out with my hair when it started to grow back and we said our goodbyes.
As soon as the hospital door closed behind them, Lisa and Jewel were like vultures on the hair products. I thought I was going to have to search their bags before they left!!
She was such a blessing to me. In such a small thing, as hair, she helped me better cope with my hair loss. I pray the Lord will bless her in her life for the good she did that day! And, I can't wait to see her again! hehe
