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September 2010
Open House for Women with Medically Induced Hair Loss
As difficult as it may be for a woman facing a potentially life-threatening disease, the prospect of losing her hair adds to her anxieties
Sept 2010
An open house dedicated to women who lose their hair from
chemotherapy and other medical treatments will be offered September
15 from 5PM – 7PM at Apple Day Spa & Hair Restoration Salon, 152
Grandview Avenue, Honesdale, PA 18431.
The open house is sponsored by Recover with Confidence™, a National
Organization of Hair Loss professionals committed to helping women
through this difficult time in their lives, in partnership with
Apple Day Spa & Hair Restoration Salon, a leading specialist in
providing wigs for women who lose their hair from medical
treatments. On hand will be oncology nurses, their patients, and
women’s medical hair loss professionals.
Women who are undergoing, or are about to undergo, medical
treatments that will cause temporary hair loss are invited to
attend, as are their friends and relatives. Also invited are members
of the medical community and other care givers who serve female
cancer patients.
The focus of the open house is to inform the oncology community and
its patients about the alternatives available to women who will lose
their hair when undergoing medical treatments.
“Many oncologists have told me that one of the biggest obstacles
that women face when they’re diagnosed with cancer and have to
undergo chemotherapy is ‘what about my hair?’”, said Rhonda
McCarthy, director of communications for Recover with Confidence.
As difficult as it may be for a woman facing a potentially
life-threatening disease, the prospect of losing her hair adds to
her anxieties, according to McCarthy. She went on to say that many
women feel overwhelmed at the thought of having to deal with hair
loss along with everything else. “We put on these open houses around
the country to ease a woman’s anxiety and make things as easy as we
can for her.”
Concluded McCarthy, “a woman facing chemotherapy or other treatments
has enough things on her mind. Her hair loss shouldn’t be one of
them.”
Topics to be covered at the open house will include the discussion
of hats and scarves versus wigs, how to choose a wig, and how women
can integrate their new hair into their lives in order to “recover
with confidence”.
A question and answer segment will also be conducted in addition to
a tour of the beautiful Apple Day Spa & Hair Restoration Salon
facility.
For more information on how to attend this open house, contact
Rhonda McCarthy at 954-661-3855 or Karen Houshultz at 570-253-4770.
All are welcome, and their attendance will be kept strictly
confidential. However, since space is limited, attendees are urged
to call to reserve their space in a timely manner.