As many of you remember from earlier posts, my dad has cancer. He is currently undergoing chemotherapy. For the first round, he did great. No hair loss, no nausea, and some results were felt.
Just prior to the second round, though, he started losing hair. Within a few days, he was completely bald. This is pretty common for many chemotherapy patients and is part of the drill for those who undergo this treatment.
Dad has never been much of a hat person. He has always had this white mane of hair atop his head that is practically a signature. But without it, his head is getting cold during the day and especially at night.
So, Diana cooked up a scheme. She announced to some of her email lists that dad needed hats. So did I. All we asked was that you email us for the address to send them.
I talked with dad today and he reports he has received a lot of hats. He received seven from a single individual, then one each from various locations around the country, and one from South Africa. We also sent him two hats, and one was a “Cat in the Hat” style hat, only multi-colored. She’s currently knitting a very warm cap for him to wear at night. We also have a friend in the Bahamas who will be sending a hat soon, along with a few other list members who are sending them from places across the country.
Dad has gotten a big chuckle out of this. Not just because he’s getting such a variety of hats from all over, but because he and mom don’t know why he’s getting the hats or from where they are coming.
And that makes him happy.
And THAT makes me happy.
God Bless those who send hats, and pray.