Longest two months..

As I was driving back to Shepherd, I would often wonder what people would say about my shaved head and how they might view me. The looks I recieved were very harsh from a lot of people at school. I hated it, especially walking to class every day or eating in the dining hall, because every where I went someone had an opinion of something. My experience thus far has shown me a lot about people and their "true colors". For me it's easy to accept people as they are, thin, over-weight, tall, short, African American, Hispanic, White or Muslim-I'm able to look past what most people can't. I love the differences each individual has and how diverse they are. It was very shocking just to see how I was treated even though I did it for a good cause. But what is worse is how the cancer patients are treated by others, when they had no choice nor voice in getting this terrible disease. I had people tell me what I was doing was mocking people who have cancer, that I looked stupid, constant stare down for five minutes and even sly smirks left and right. The "five minute stare down" happend often, I can recall studying in the library one evening and this girl sat down beside me, I didn't look at her until I felt this uneasy feeling, and as I looked to my right, there she was looking at me. I glanced at her then back at my textbook, and just sat there. She was so focused on the fact that I didn't have any hair and it made me want to say "Would you like a picture? It will last longer" Let me just say I was glad when she walked away because I felt like I could breathe at that point. That only showed how much stronger I will be come, and how much their opinon truly doesn't matter. No one needs negativity in their life, especially over something that shouldn't be joked about nor be directed towards anyone who has battled, is battling or lost their battle to a disease that can take your life away in a matter of seconds.

Though I had my share of down falls, I had some positive moments as well. Another student came to me and said thatnk you for what your doing and that it really meant a lot to her. An employee at Shepherd, said that they were proud of what I've done and hopes that it can shine the light on other people to even help someone general. That's the goal I hope to accomplish as I continue to write my blogs, I want to inspire others to help one another no matter how different they may be, and to truly show support for a wonderful cause.