The doctor broke the news. I have cancer. Now there are countless other tests I need to diagnosis my stage/progression of the disease.  I want to have the tests done yesterday. This is URGENT, isn’t it? My doctor’s assistant called with my appointments all within the...

Massachusetts, Connecticut, Oklahoma, New Hampshire, Minnesota, and Maryland all currently have legislation that mandates wigs (for medical reasons) be covered by health insurance.  BRAVO! But what if you don’t live in one of these six states? In April 2008, I met...

Hair loss due to chemotherapy can be devastating. I’ve been there. I know. In fact, most of us at Girl on the Go! have a personal experience with cancer and hair loss. We understand the stress and anxiety you are feeling. Providing beautiful and undetectable wigs for...

Why Waiting Wondering Worrying Wishing Wanting & of course Wigs Special Thanks to Kari Rosenkrantz and Susan Finlayson for their thoughts.

One day – when I was scared about my future I wrote a list titled “Things I want to do before I die or Go Back To Work” since both were very  real possibilities..  (I had never heard the term Bucket List, it was 2001, 6 years before the Jack Nickolson and Morgan...

L-I-V-E Yes, LIVE! Continue to live your life. There will be days that you feel fine – try not to focus on cancer then. Do something fun that you always wanted to do or never made time for – – OR do something that you always used to do like hang out with your friends...

There are people who say they KNOW what to do. They will tell you to cut your hair off before your start chemo.  In fact, they tell you that you SHOULD cut your hair short so when you lose your hair -you won’t be so upset. WHAT?  How does that make sense??? It did not...

At a Gilda's Club Sheril was part of a panel discussion where she met Rosanne Kalick. Aside from enduring and surviving cancer twice Rosanne is the author a book called - Cancer Etiquette: What to Say, What to Do When Someone You Know or Love Has Cancer". The topic...

I tell people to remember that it is the chemo that takes their hair and it is chemo that is part of their cure. So being bald is part of being a survivor NOT part of the illness. You have to change the paradigm. Embrace your baldness and welcome survivorship. Put on...

Don’t be held down Don’t be held back Conquer the day Ready,Set, Go! Be a Girl on the Go because you are beautiful! Wishing you the best of health in the days to come – sheril ;o)