My hair all finished falling out after my last chemotherapy January
26, 2003. It grew in much curlier at about 1/2" per month for the next
one year and five months, as you can see from pictures we took by Jim's garage and at the closest beach
-Independence Lake. Since there is no public transportation, and it is 12
miles (1.75 hours over gravel roads) from here, we biked there during 95 degree weather to
swim in the 79 degree water. I have been getting rather tired of having
my hair catch burrs and little buzzy things that can't find their way out
of it, so it was time for a haircut. Jim was experimenting with his
newest digital camera, a genuine Argus (they used to be made in Ann Arbor
where we live). Here is a before shot
and here is an after shot of my hair
(using the self-timer, which is much faster at taking photos than Jim is).
We swam in the official swimming area
(but as you can see, not everyone read the signs).
Jim and his sisters visited relatives around Michigan, starting at
Dorothy's and Jennifer's houses in Warren (Jim, great nephew Dylan, sister
Sally), and continuing with cousin Joanne and Jim's son Dave various parts
of Michigan.
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