The New Doo

Today, Marce turned the corner and "crawled out from under the rock she's been living under" --at least that's how she's felt lately! We're all so happy to have her back in action. It was an extra-special day with Barbara, my mom, swinging by to pick her up and whisk her off to trendy Belletown, in downtown Seattle, to treat Marce to a haircut. Sinclair, the swank owner of "Halo", has been cutting Mom's hair for 27 years. After watching him in action and seeing the results, Marce now knows why she's stayed with him for so long. Marce commented after the haircut that she hasn't had her hair this short since she swam competitively because people thought she looked like a boy. Well, you can probably guess what she heard upon arriving back home. Yep...Marina immediately blurted out, "Mommy, you look like a boy!", which gave her a big laugh. Marce responded, "Sweetie, you ain't seen nothing yet!" It will be interesting to see how she reacts to Marce losing her hair in another couple weeks. While we are sending Marina back for remedial sensitivity training, it didn't matter to Marce because she loves her new style. And the rest of us think she looks beautiful! Marce also had a nice talk with her mother tonight, who encouraged her to keep up with the chemo plan. So, with a bit of a spring in her step, Marce is now gearing up for round two in a couple of weeks.

Marc