Dear Diary, I have been getting calls all month asking me to style wigs that were purchased elsewhere. I have to explain to these callers that I can’t do that. The reason being that years ago I made an exception. It was a cancer patient and she really asked me saying that she was desperate and that she would sign a waiver and so whatever we asked. Well, she did...
Dear Diary, It was a real treat today. I had three clients that I had not seen in ages. Marilyn, who wears one of my ‘Jay’ European wigs, had not been in to see me since 2010. She loves these caps because they are fitted for a woman with very little or no hair. Mimi did a great job hi-kiting and cutting her in. Then I had Helena come in...
Dear Diary, I had a call from my oldest client today. Its strange that this is a woman that has been buying her wigs from Continental Hair for over 30 years and I have never seen her. My mother first worked with her in the early ‘80s but then she moved out of the province. But a couple of times a year she calls up and orders the same synthetic...
Friday dawned well after I was up. The dexamethasone anti-nauseant makes me wakeful, as does the OTC Claritin to keep bone pain away, as does all the coughing from my now six-week-long cold and cough, so all the more time to wait to hear from Continental Hair. I called at 8, to leave a message. Then I checked my e-mail, and saw a note from Michael Suba, president, in response...
I was doing my best to keep as many balloons in the air at the salon last week when I saw one of my newer clients getting cut in. She is undergoing chemo and is a very sweet woman and I asked if Corale, her stylist, was treating her right. She said of course. Then she asked me a question. “Michael, do you remember your grade 3 teacher?” I looked...
When I get a call from a hockey buddy that I usually do not hang out with I know that it is because my services are needed. As soon as I hear who it is I know that they have someone close to them that is going to go through chemotherapy and needs a medical wig. It is also the same in the hair styling industry. I received a call...
