½ Bald, but Beautiful

Half of Jude’s head is still as bald as can be. I noticed when reviewing a history and physical form that his pediatrician had to fill out prior to Jude’s last MRI that the pediatrician noted in the unusual appearance section, “head shaved.” Uh, not really. Some people have been asking us if we are keeping half of his head shaved or why we don’t just shave the whole head to even it out. We are not keeping Jude’s head shaved. The radiation caused the hair loss and we were told it would be 6 months before the hair starts to grow back again after radiation finished. So, that means that there may be no hair growth until March 2013. So, just in time for his 6th birthday in April, he may have his hair back. As to the question of why we don’t just shave his whole head – of course we’ve thought of that. But, Jude’s opinion is what matters most and when we asked him if he wanted to shave his whole head to look like Uncle Mike, he said that he had lost enough hair and wanted to keep it as it is.