If someone you know is going through chemotherapy, one of the things they may want help with is choosing a wig. Here are some tips on how you can help. I remember when I was undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy for my cancer. It was back in 1990 but I remember it vividly. I am still grateful for the support and love I received from my family and friends. I...
Many of my more recent clients that are undergoing chemotherapy have told me that they have not receiving any hair loss or wig information when they are told about their treatment regimen. I find this odd because it used to be that all the hospitals would immediately give their patients lists of options and vendors to help them with their hair loss and privacy issues. However lately I have been told that at certain...
Continental Hair has been helping women maintain their privacy while undergoing chemotherapy ever since there was chemotherapy. And has been so well recognized for doing such a good job that Continental’s Sunnybrook Hospital Salon is celebrating it’s 18th year of service. So we have been helping out with the best medical wigs available for many decades. But now there is something that I really have not seen that much of...
Have you had chemotherapy or radiation? Are you losing your hair as a result of these treatments? Have you noticed that your hair is thinning and that you have bald spots? Do you feel fear or loss? I recently met a lady who was undergoing chemo and she had a turban on her head. She was obviously self-conscious about how she looked and didn’t look me in the eye when...
Hope For The New Year; A New Year’s resolution fulfilled! Many of you are facing the new year with a dream of feeling like your old self. Wishing that your problems would disappear and that the many times that you faced yourself in the mirror and felt incomplete would suddenly be over and you would see yourself as you once were. Many of you are experiencing problems that seem insurmountable....
Dear Diary, It was one of those things that just spins out of control. A client called to book an appointment. She is undergoing chemotherapy and has a wig from us. She had arranged earlier for a wash and style next Thursday and called to get a trim on Friday. She was very difficult to understand because of she does not speak English very well. Our receptionist, Elfi, was trying...
