This is my third bout with cancer....a rare one this time called Mantle Cell Lymphoma...only 6% of lymphoma patients get this disease a year...at first I thought...lucky me...then I thought...heck yeah, I am lucky, I am blessed, and I will kick this ... Read More
Penny
One nice thing has come of this bout with cancer. Cancer has totally reinforced my belief in the goodness of people. If I am out shopping or something, and I run into a problem I can approach a total stranger, any stranger, and just ask if they would ... Read More
Esther
Losing my hair, for me, well I think I was in denial. I knew that some people lost their hair while on chemo and I knew it was something that would probably happen to me but when the time came it was not easy. On my first chemo my Dr told me “you ... Read More
Jodi
I was a hair marketer’s dream girl. I fell for everything since I could do the infamous head toss. I had stick-straight brown hair - when it wasn’t popular; and it has always been a source of contention in my life. A good hair day made up for a lot ... Read More
Steve
Yeah, yeah, I know what you’re saying – you’re a dude, you lost your hair, get on with it. And honestly that’s how I thought it would be. Shave it clean and walk around like Pit Bull, that’s what I’d do. Until the reality of it actually hit. ... Read More
Theresa
I first discovered I had Stage 1 Breast Cancer in August of 2005. I had felt a small lump a couple of months prior, but I just ignored it. I was at a Dr. apt. and mentioned it to him. I just couldn’t believe it was me with cancer. I had a ... Read More
Constance
I have had cancer four times in the past ten years beginning in the spring of 2003. I am in the midst of chemotherapy today. As I retrace the steps of my journey with cancer I feel emotional. Emotions are something I seldom allow myself to indulge ... Read More
Karen
Turning Heads would like to welcome our newest "Supermodel" Karen. Her photo shoot was done March 22 at Gilda's Club Desert Cities. ... Read More
Mary
I received my diagnosis over the phone the day after Thanksgiving 2007. It was a strange relief to know why I felt so ill. I have stage 3 ovarian cancer. I know now that I was in shock. At this time in my mind's "eye" I saw myself as being "pastel" ... Read More