Some Common Questions
How To Stay Gorgeous Through Your Cancer Journey
If you are journeying through cancer, you have many questions about just feeling and looking like a normal woman again. Hello Gorgeous! restores the beauty that cancer steals, and we have great hints and tips for staying gorgeous during your treatment. Let's start with our most frequently asked questions:
Q: Are You A Non-Profit Organization?
A: Yes, we are a 501 (c)(3) organization. We received our non-profit status in February of 2006.
Q: Do You Help Men?
A: We are asked this question quite often. The support that we offer is geared towards women. When a woman is diagnosed with cancer and starts her cancer treatment, she can lose everything that makes her feel like a woman. She can lose her eyelashes, her eyebrows and even her hair. At Hello Gorgeous! We can help educate her on how to counteract the affect of her cancer treatment. We can help her with a wig and other tools to help her smile at her reflection when she looks in the mirror.
When a man is diagnosed with cancer, he loses strength and virility. I am not equipped to replace that.
Q: Do You Help Only Women With Breast Cancer?
A: Hello Gorgeous! helps women battling ANY type of cancer.
Q: Why Do You Charge For Some Of Your Services?
A: At Hello Gorgeous! we have a heart to serve women with cancer. There are many services that are covered by donations and there are some services that are available to support these women battling cancer that have a fee. While some of the services are complimentary, the funds raised from the paid services, help to further the mission and create a sustainable future for the organization.
Q: Where Do You Get The Funding To Support Your Mission?
A: We are fortunate to have several income streams to support the mission of helping women with cancer smile when they look in the mirror. We have merchandise that we sell. We hold fundraisers, as do our affiliate salons. We rely on the generous donations of our supporters so that we continue to serve these amazing women battling cancer.
Q: Can I Cut My Cuticles Or Have My Cuticles Cut?
A: No. A woman battling cancer has an immune system that is compromised. A simple infection from a cut or scrape can become serious, because even the slightest nick could cause an infection and thus pause or halt your treatment until the infection is under control.
Q: Do I Have To Shave My Head Once My Hair Starts To Fall Out?
A: No. There is no right or wrong way to lose your hair while you are going through chemotherapy. It’s completely up to you if you would rather shave your head or not while you are losing it. Watch my video on head shaving for some more ideas.
Q: Does Every Chemotherapy Drug Make You Lose Your Hair?
A: No. Many do, but every chemotherapy drug is different and, therefore, so are the side effects. Just because chemotherapy is being administered does not mean that you will lose her hair. Your doctor should be able to tell you if the chemo you are taking can cause that side effect.
Q: Why Is Hair Loss A Side Effect Of Chemotherapy?
A: Chemotherapy is designed to kill all fast growing cells because that is what cancer is, a fast growing cell. Consequently, hair, skin and nails are also made up of fast growing cells and the chemotherapy cannot differentiate between the good fast growing cells and the bad, which can result in hair loss.
Q: When Is It Time To Get A Haircut As Your Hair Begins To Grow Back?
A: This is a very common question. Most of the time you will think that you do not have enough hair to receive a haircut, and you have been so long without it that you want to keep every hair you have! The best way to approach this is that if you can grasp enough hair between your 2 fingers, while your hand is lying flat on the top of her head, that the ends rest on the top of those fingers, then you have enough hair for a haircut.
Q: Are False Eyelashes A Good Idea When Going Through Treatment?
A: We have found many concerns for anyone to wear false eyelashes during their cancer treatment. Again, as with cuticle trimming, there are risks with these products during a time when your immune system is compromised. A few of the potential risks are:
Reaction to the adhesive that is used to adhere the false eyelashes.
Reaction to the solution that is used to remove the adhesive.
If the false eyelashes are removed incorrectly and skin is removed, it could create an open wound.
Q: How Do I Cancel My Membership?
A: Log into your customer account.
Click Account, then click Memberships.
Click the member area you want to cancel your membership to.
If you have remaining payments: click Go manage subscription. Otherwise, move to the next step.
Click Cancel subscription, then click Cancel subscription again to confirm.
