This is me, getting ready for an evening out with friends.
Wig no longer an option as getting too itchy but hair
no-where near public scrutiny. So choose
headscarf to go with my nice green dress.
Put on nice green dress.
Realise nice green dress does not look so nice over white cotton T shirt
that radiologist insist that I wear next to skin during radiotherapy. Look through stuff and find black vest top
that will not show and is also 100% cotton.
But not white! Radiologist
specified white!! What will BLACK do to
my vulnerable skin???? Decide that this is ridiculous and put on black vest top
with nice green dress on top. Readjust
headscarf which is now attractively over one ear showing lots of stubble on
other side.
Look in mirror. Nice
green dress is too figure hugging and shows lopsided shape of chest area
(cannot wear bra and prosthesis during radiotherapy). Experiment with pretty scarf around neck to
hide flat bit. Realise that pretty scarf
around neck + headscarf = fortune telling gypsy look. Do not want to spend evening reading people's
palms. Take off pretty scarf. Experiment with pinning onto black vest the fake
cushion boob provided by hospital after operation. One boob now weirdly high, the other depressingly
saggy. Lovely. Not.
Plus weirdly high boob fairly obviously....well... a cushion.
Take off nice green dress and headscarf and start over.
Eventually find baggyish top worn over black vest with re-pinned
cushion boob and matching headscarf. All
in purple shades so also matches the purple lines drawn on my chest for
radiotherapy that show around collarbone.
Look obsessively coordinated.
Drawn in eyebrows and paint liquid eyeliner on top eyelid to
compensate for absent lashes. Realise I haven't
used liquid eyeliner since I was teenager.
Look like I have two black eyes. Can't
tell I'm lashless though ;). Wash off
and try again.
Hallelujah! I am
ready to go out. End up arriving late
because husband was not ready. Seriously???
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