IN JANUARY, MY LIFE WAS TRANSFORMED BY A DIAGNOSIS OF BREAST CANCER. SOON AFTER, I FOUND MYSELF IN CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT, AND DISCOVERED THAT I WOULD LOSE ALL OF MY HAIR. THIS WAS A DEVASTATING EXPERIENCE, PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY. IN MY POSITION, IT IS INPORTANT THAT I APPEAR HEALTHY, STRONG AND CONFIDENT. I NEEDED TO HAVE A ?CRABIAL PROSTHESIS? (WIG) IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN MT OUTWARD APPEARANCE AND TO PERSUADE MYSELF THAT I WAS INDEED ABLE TO CONTINUE MY ROLE AS A EDUCATIONAL LEADER OF A WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY.
IT WAS AT THAT POINT I FOUND PHYLISS AND TIFFANY WIGS. PHYLLIS?S COMPASSIONATE AND KNOWLEDGEABLE APPROACH HELPED ME THROUGH THE TRAUMA OF BALDNESS. WHILE LOSING ONE?S HAIR IS NOT A ?SERIOUS? MEDICAL PROBLEM, IT IS A SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISASTER FOR WOMEN. AS A CANCER SURVIVOR HERSELF, PHYLLIS IS ABLE TO CONVEY A SENSE OF WELL-BEING AND POSITIVE ASSURANCE THAT MAKES THE PAINFUL EXPERIENCE OF FINDING A WIG ENDURABLE AND EVEN COMFORTING.
CLEARLY, THE PURCHASE OF A WIG FOR A CANCER PATIENT IS NOT FOR GLAMOUR OR APPEAL; IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE RESUMPTION OF A NORMAL LIFE WHILE IN TREATMENT. IN FACT, THE EXPERIENCE OF PURCHASING THE WIG, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CAPABLE ASSISTANCE OF PHYLLIS IS PART OF THE TREATMENT.
I STRONGLY RECOMMEND TIFFANY WIGS AS A PLACE OF SOLACE, AFFECTION AND HEALING FOR THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM HAIR LOSS. I AM FORTUNATE TO HAVE FOUND PHYLLIS DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME IN MY LIFE
DR. R.W.
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