Today is one of those milestones that, I think, is significant in a cancer patient’s life. The day you realize that your hair is going to go away. Jake has beautiful hair. Other than his eyes, it’s one of my most favorite and precious physical features on him. He has this blond, wind-blown, surfer hair. It’s one of the reason’s he’s called “Handsome”. Because he’s so stinkin’ cute! Today he is shedding. It’s everywhere. They keep telling me, “it’s a good sign, it means the chemotherapy is working”. But in my mind, the bald head is that big physical sign that puts him in the “cancer” category. From the outside there will be no question that our Jake is sick. Up until now, he still <\/p>\n
looked and felt like Jacob. Today, the reality is setting in and my heart is heavy… he is my beautiful son and he has cancer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today is one of those milestones that, I think, is significant in a cancer patient’s life. The day you realize that your hair is going to go away. Jake has beautiful hair. Other than his eyes, it’s one of my most favorite and precious physical features on him. He has this blond, wind-blown, surfer hair. … <\/p>\n