Handfuls of hair are coming out today. It's nothing that anyone else would notice but I know I am losing more hair today than is normal. Most people lose about 80 hairs each day and my count was much higher than that. When I run my hands through my hair, my hand is full of long blond strands. Thank goodness for thick hair -- maybe it will take a few days before I need to cut it all off.

My scalp was really sore last night -- and is today too. It feels like I had my hair in a really tight ponytail and then let my hair down. My hair feels heavy, like it's pulling on my scalp.

I've heard now that people typically lose their hair 10-16 days after the first chemo treatment. Today is day 13 for me.

Tomorrow is my second chemo treatment and probably one of my last days with hair. I know I can handle the chemo. I hope I can handle the hair loss.