Somebody can forget??!!

Last night the father of my child... whom I sometimes call my "Baby Daddy" because it makes me sound hip and cool—haha—was visiting. Just your normal thing—take out dinner, playing with the Legos. He was saying that while they were out picking up food, our son had pointed out to him the salon where we got haircuts the other day. I cut mine about in half, in an effort to control the evacuation of individual strands that is still taking place. I look different but not dramatically so... I think I cut about 7 or 8 inches off. My son also got a long needed hair cut, and just for fun so did Linda.

Anyway, he is telling our son how much he likes his new, shorter hair. I say "what about mine?" He says, "I think Mommy should get hers cut really short, so it's nice and cool for the summer time." I say "um... it will be," and he honestly says with a little bit of embarrassment. "Oh yeah, I forgot..." Then he laughs... and I laugh.

That gap in his memory was joyful to me. Someone could actually be around me, be having a good time, talk about my hair and forget I have cancer! Someone close to me forgot I have cancer! That was a great feeling. A glimpse of a normal life... it's there.