Hi lapweaver,
sorry to hear about your illness.
My son when 14 had long treatments of chemo, followed by radiation treatment. He did lose some hair but i think i lost all mine. He was helped by the fact that so many people cared for him and encouraged him.He also had faith in God that no matter what happened he would be able to deal with it. That apart i was amazed by his resilience. After every treatment he insisted that he go home. He then went fishing and was able to overcome the sickness and pain. He would spend hour after hour on the river bank,somehow he found that by doing this he was able to deal with the consequences of his treatment. He also took an interest in other children who were having treatment. In truth he handled it better than me or my wife. We lay awake at night crying,i would rather it had been me than it be my son. When having radiation treatment he had a `map` drawn on his back and front. One day at school he forgot and took of his shirt,his school friends were amazed and thought it was cool. He continued with his school work and was awarded a special prize at the end of term,when he went forward to colect it everyone stood up and cheered. Prior to his cancer he was a very promising athlete.While undergoing treatment he decided to take part in a 10 mile race. He finished last but did complete the course even though his time was way outside what he had done the previous year. I was so proud of him,in fact i dont know how he managed to do what he did. I have never posted this before and hope it wil lencourage you. Seeing this thread moved me to write.
I hope things work out for you. As for hair.....bald is beautiful.
Eddie