April 29, 2025

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Wig appointment day. No, I've not started losing my hair yet, but it's going to come. It's chemo. No real way to dodge that bullet. I decided to go ahead and get this taken care of so when it's needed, I'm prepared. 
It is important to say here for anyone that may be facing this scenario themselves, check to see what your insurance will cover. Places like these do accept prescriptions and take some insurances. 


A Special Place in Salem is where I went. Bethany was very nice and informative. She showed me several options, styles, colors, etc. She showed me how the wigs are made, how they go on, the differences between synthetic and real hair, etc. 

This appointment gave me a mixture of feelings. It's always fun playing dress up, trying on different styles and looks but at the same time, the reasoning for this process sucks. At one point, Bethany had me try putting one on by myself and I got frustrated. It kept slipping, wouldn't stay on, I dropped it a couple times, started feeling the emotions come. I sat there, in the chair in front of the mirror, looked at myself and told myself to pull myself together. I can so this. My existing hair is causing some of my issue. This is a reality that I can not avoid. Get over yourself, Kira. 

I managed to get it put on correctly, played with the style a little and made a choice. I picked a wig. And I changed the color option to make it look more like my own. She said it should be in some time next week then I'll go back and play dress up again. 

 





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