I am on the road to recovery now...getting my energy back...and just waiting for my hair to grow back.  So I shared a Bald is Beautiful moment with Nicole...a cancer survivor...and teacher at Penta.  We met at Bark in the Park at the Humane Society last weekend.  And we laughed about the lack of hair and how we deal with it. I love the braid she wears on her neck.  I told her how excited I was about the hair on my head returning...and totally forgetting that the hair on my legs is returning as well...but I didn't notice it until I was out in the sun one day and happened to look down...and OMG!  Why didn't anyone tell me my legs are hairy again!?  The reality is...nobody really notices that stuff as much as we notice it ourselves.

At the Making Strides against Breast Cancer walk at Levis Commons on Saturday, I had the honor of saying the Prayer for the Caregiver.  It made me cry since this prayer applies to so many people who have supported me during my cancer challenges...and I will never really be able to repay them except to say....Thank you so much! (and thank you to Salvatore Capelli Salon for joining us at Levis Commons to streak hair and paint faces...love my pink heart!)

Here is the prayer:

Thank you for standing by me,

and lending an ear.

For helping me out just by

being near.

Thank you for cheering me on

or saying a prayer.

For holding me up and

showing you care.

Thank you for making me laugh

and giving me hope.

For showing support and

helping me cope.

Thank you for all that you've done

and all that you do.

I'm so very fortunate to have

someone like you.

Linda Nielsen

Finally, my hair is starting to grow back...a little like GI Jane...but growing just the same!  Altho, it is taking a bit of a weird shape...looks like an alien crop circle on the back of my head.  Not sure what that is all about.  And not quite sure about the color...maybe salt and pepper...with more salt than pepper!