A little gross

(Christmas tree scarf made by my friend Lanette)

One of the most obvious side effects of chemo is hair loss. But what many people don’t know is that it’s not just the hair on your head. I noticed some eyebrow hairs falling out the other day. Just another temporary cosmetic issue to make me look even more abnormal.

But the hair that you don’t see, that you don’t really think is that important is what’s really bothersome to me right now. I’m talking about my NOSE HAIRS! Warning…if any talk of boogers bothers you, than just skip over this post.

Normally, when you have a cold/runny nose, the snot seems to run down the back of your nostril onto your upper lip…giving you plenty of time to feel the slime and to find a tissue.

However, when you don’t have nose hairs, the thin mucus quickly makes its way down the front of the nostril, giving you about 3 seconds to find a tissue before the snot just drips from the front of your nose like a faucet, with nothing to catch it. I now go nowhere without a tissue in my hand or pocket.

So I’m telling you right now…appreciate those little things…they’re there for a reason!

(One of my favorite scarves made by my friend Angela)