Most of you know that my life has been deeply touched by cancer. Watching my mother battle this dreadful disease for 8 years was extremely difficult. As horrible as it was to lose my mother, I would never begin to compare it to losing a child. I am so very thankful for my 2 healthy children, and even when they are driving me crazy with their constant bickering, I try to remember that there is a mom out there caring for a very sick child, who would give anything for her child to feel well enough to argue with their siblings. Megan's 5th grade teacher has formed a team with the St. Baldricks Foundation, and he and several of the kids/parents are participating and many will be shaving their heads. I've struggled with this decision tremendously, but after a great deal of thought, I've decided to join them and I will shave my head to stand in solidarity for kids with cancer, but more importantly, to hopefully raise money to find cures. I know this seems like an extreme thing to do! Trust me, I don't want to be bald...I saw my mom bald during three separate chemotherapy treatments and it was very, very sad to me. I don't want to have crazy hair for months, and I don't want to have to wait years for it to get back to the length it is now. I worry about how my dad, Bill, and the kids will react to seeing me, but they have all given me their support (except for Logan, who has told me that he doesn't want me to come to his school bald because I will "be ugly"). I've finally come to the conclusion that this is just hair! There are kids lying in hospital beds right now who are not worrying about their hair...they, along with their families, are wondering if they are going to live. Please support me with a donation to the St. Baldrick's Foundation. This volunteer-driven charity funds more in childhood cancer research grants than any organization except the U.S. government. Your gift will give hope to infants, children, teens and young adults fighting childhood cancers. Click "Make a donation" to give online, or donate by phone or mail.< Thanks so much! Wendy P.S. I don't see me doing the wig thing...I think I would feel like there was a rug on my head! So, if anyone would like to donate a ball cap or other cute hat, I will wear it with pride.