I have an incurable rare cancer for which I have been on medication for the last 6 years. Particularly over the last two years it has affected my hair - I have gone from thick long hair to very thin, brittle and short. My skin has aged a huge amount and my eyelashes and eyebrows have changed colour. So many people no longer recognise me and I have to tell them who I am or when they hear my voice they catch on eventually. Initially I understood the situation but my tolerance has run out and I find it very upsetting now and quite depressing. My close relatives tell me that I look the same as ever and don’t acknowledge that it’s an issue.
Has anyone else experienced this or am I the only person? I attend a hospice day group and nobody there has experienced this. I’m beginning to feel like a young(ish) person trapped in an old lady’s body.
Joy1234
