58. Skull cap

So the slight hair loss continued. It was looking inevitable that I’d be without hair within a week or so I started buying scarves. R was with me the first time; rehabilitation after his time in Coventry. It was helpful, he helped with choosing colours that didn’t suit me and also made me less self-conscious.

But bloody hell. Decent scarves are expensive. £25 in M&S. I remembered that I’d got quite a lot of scarves at home, stashed away for work wear. I pulled them all out and started trying them on. It was hopeless. I didn’t know how to tie them and which ones looked best. Square scarves were easier. Long rectangular scarves LOOKED like they should work better but didn’t. There is a problem of what to do with the body of the scarf that hangs over the back of the head. Wearing them as a hair band didn’t work because then the bald bit stuck out the back.

R had the brainwave of looking on You Tube for instructions of how to tie a scarf. I watched the cancer scarf advice. It was functional and useful but… NOT glamorous. I did another search and found a gorgeous Muslim woman advising how to tie a hijab. Hey. HER scarf looked gorgeous. She had a really wide headband underneath to give a two colour effect, with the scarf further back on the head. Mmmm. THEN she showed a cap thing that could be used instead of the headband.

Eureka! One quick web search later and I’d ordered 4 cotton jersey bonnet caps from a Muslim website. Hot pink, turquoise, purple and black. Nice colours and best of all, VERY cheap. Not much more than £1 each. With a scarf tied over the top, in two complementary colours, the effect is not too bad. A hot pink jersey cap with a purple scarf over the top is LOVELY. Although wearing them over hair is annoying and itchy. I HOPE they’ll feel better when I’m bald.