Well today is the day that I've been expecting and dreading since my diagnosis. When I woke up this morning a large clump of hair greeted me on my pillow as well as many handfuls each time I put my hand to my head. So I plunked a hat on my head and started cleaning up and packing away all my hair supplies. Bye, Bye CHI...I'll miss you. So long Paul Mitchel and Bed Head I'll call you later. Farewell Pantene, no amount of Pro-V is really going to help me right now. The good news is that our counter space in the bathroom has gotten exponentially larger (Dorian is grateful) and the time I'll save getting ready in the mornings will be amazing...in fact I may get too used to it and not want to get rid of the wigs! But all joking aside...I'm reminded of the verse in Proverbs that says "Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised". In todays culture we do so much for beauty, spend countless dollars on beauty treatments and products, clothes, and accessories but tend to lose sight of what really matters and what really makes us valuable and beautiful. My hope is that in facing this trial, in being stripped of this vanity I will come closer to the heart of my King and others will be able to see His beauty in me.
4 comments:
Dear Michele:
You are amazing!!! And I know it is because you serve an amazing Lord. To Him be the Glory, and to you be the appreciation for being such an inspiration. I have never seen anyone go through cancer treatments with such a sense of humor. :-)
May God continue to bless, uphold, and use you to minister to others!
Love and prayers, Evelyn Looper
Michelle, You are already pointing others to your Savior! Thank-you for sharing your heart. You are a blessing and God's light is shining brightly through you. Praying for you, sister. Brenda I
Michelle,
You don't know me but I'm a friend of your Dad's from the Spurrlows. I just talked to him last week about you and also his MVP condition. Anyway I just put the word out to the Spurrlows around the country via an e mail about Dad and you.
One of our fellow Spurrlows, Carolyn Shafer underwent a masectomy a few weeks after our reunion in Dallas three years ago. She had chemo for 4-5 months and has been cancer free ever since! We'll pray that you will recover completely! I admire your postive outlook and faith! I'll be checking in from time to time for updates.
Bless you,
Gary Hammond
Michelle,
I for got to mention: in case you would like to hear from Carolyn about her battle with chemo and cancer, you could e mail me and I could get her your address.
gary-hammond@earthlink.net
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