Every doctor’s appointment.
Every visit to a restaurant.
Complete strangers could immediately tell she had been seriously ill.
She later explained that the illness itself wasn’t always the hardest part.
It was constantly feeling as though everyone saw her condition before they saw her.
She missed blending into a crowd.
She missed feeling like herself.
She missed seeing the woman she remembered whenever she looked in the mirror.
One Son Couldn’t Stop Thinking About It
Among Melanie’s six children was her son, Matt.
Like everyone else in the family, he watched his mother’s confidence slowly fade after she lost her hair.
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