Since I have no hair in real life, I have decided to not have any hair on Whyville. I get a few "You have no hair!'s" and a few "Did your hair expire?'s" But I have never had anyone decide to be so rude as to repeat over and over the fact that I have no hair and say that I look like a freak, then throw various projectiles at me, call me horrible names and make me feel as though having cancer was my fault. I was very upset about this, but decided to ignore how rude this citizen was and carry on with my day.

Later on, I decided that entering a beauty contest might cheer me up just for fun. I was wrong. Everyone was asked to press 111 if they wanted to be entered into the contest. As soon as I had pressed Enter, people were already saying, "You can't be in the beauty contest! You have no hair!", "Get out of here," "No bald people," and other things like that. They had no idea that I had no hair for a reason! I was outraged and started explaining that I have cancer.

Having no hair in Whyville is not just my way of being unique, it's also my way of reflecting a small bit of me in Whyville. Unfortunately this is not good enough for some people.

When I signed on again that evening, I went back to Illusions Talk and talked with a few people about my disease. I heard people saying things like "You don't have cancer!", "That was my friend's idea! You stole it!" and one person was even saying, "No one cares that you have cancer! I hope that you die!" None of these people even know me! They don't know what is going on and what I have been through.

I used to have long beautiful brunette hair, with natural blond streaks, and I was very sad when I saw large pieces of it fell out over a period of just a few months. I often feel sick to my stomach, missing a few weeks of school every little while because I am either too sick to go, or am too weak to get up in the morning. I have anxiety attacks and have been given only about a year and a half to live. All my friends and family are hoping my disease will go into remission, but we have had no luck yet. I love each and everyone of you who care.

I know that some of you who read this have lost loved ones to cancer and other diseases, but for those of you who haven't, all I'm asking is for you to think twice before you act. Making fun of people, no matter what reason, can be very upsetting. In closing, I leave you with this: You will never hurt anyone without hurting yourself.

Off to find my wig,
Sugerchik