Attitudes With Latitude About My Cancer

Attitudes with Latitude

I woke up early one morning,

And gave myself a look in the mirror.

My hair all fell out overnight,

But I wasn't struck with fear.

Upon further inspection

I saw that I had three hairs left.

I put those three hairs in a braid,

And out the door I went.

Attitudes with latitude

Help to make everything okay.

You've known this your entire life,

Don't you learn it the hard way.

The very next day when I awoke,

I saw that only two hairs remained.

I parted them right down the middle,

And went out to find my fame.

Everybody said I looked mighty fine,

And I was feelin' about the same.

By the time I got home around half past five,

I was right on top of my game.

Attitudes with latitude

Help to make everything okay.

You've known this your entire life,

Don't you learn it the hard way.

Two days after all of this began,

There was one hair left on my head.

I flipped it straight back in a ponytail,

Not a moment did I dread.

I set out to seek my fortune,

And though it didn't fall in my lap,

I recognized I should not cry,

But look forward to what's on tap.

Attitudes with latitude

Help to make everything okay.

You've known this your entire life,

Don't you learn it the hard way.

By now you may have guessed it.

That last hair fell out too.

Well that's all right. It's fine with me,

'Cause I was running out of styles to choose.

This poem reflects the importance of a positive attitude during the side effects of hair loss during cancer treatment. I hope it makes you smile.

This post was written and submitted by Phillip Belfiori. The article reflects the views of Belfiori and not of CURE®. This is also not supposed to be intended as medical advice.

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