Support for those diagnosed with breast cancer
Breast cancer knowledge, wisdom and advice by survivors for survivors
Support for those diagnosed with breast cancer
Breast cancer knowledge, wisdom and advice by survivors for survivors
Chemotherapy may take your hair—but when it grows back, it often returns with a surprise: chemo curls. These soft, often unruly new waves or spirals can be confusing, but also empowering. Learning how to love and care for your chemo curls starts with understanding your new texture—and embracing it at every stage of regrowth. In …
Profound challenges mark the emotional journey of chemotherapy, but there are also surprising transformations. Among the unexpected physical changes many survivors face is the emergence of something affectionately known as chemo curls. If you’ve recently undergone chemotherapy and are staring at a mirror wondering whose curly locks are suddenly atop your head, you’re not alone. …
I get questions all the time from my followers. In this blog, I’m here to answer your top ten questions about breast cancer. True to the AskEllyn vibe, you’ll note that the majority of the questions are lifestyle rather than medical in nature. I always say a breast cancer diagnosis etches itself on your soul. …
Most of us know that chemotherapy will leave you bald. This is because the drugs used to attack fast-growing cancer cells in your body don’t discern, and attack ALL fast-growing cells, including your hair roots. It’s what happens when that hair grows back that gets extra fascinating. When your hair begins sprout (usually about three …
I knew I would lose my hair to chemo. I worried that it wouldn’t grow back. There is a small percentage of people for whom alopecia is a permanent thing and hair regrowth does not occur. I could deal with being temporarily bald, being permanently bald was another thing. My heart goes out to those women …
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