Confronting a cancer diagnosis is one of the most difficult situations that a person could encounter. There are the test results, surgeries, working with doctors for a plan to undergo chemotherapy and radiation, explaining the circumstances to people. Lauren McClain faced it head on. But it was what she decided to put on her head that helped her and her family get through it.
McClain tried a technique called “cold capping” to minimize hair loss during her chemo treatments. This involves wearing a cap filled with a sub-zero degree gel that cools and protects hair follicles from the effects on chemo.
“I was diagnosed a couple weeks after I turned 40 and it was a whirlwind of things, especially with three young kids – it was a lot,” McClain said. “I just wanted things to look normal and keep a sense of normalcy.”
Cold capping wasn’t easy, nor was there…
