A challenge for me: What does my haircut look like?

This is where I need to be totally dependent on what others tell me. I counter this with depending on the ones who I trust to tell me: Mom, my sister-in-law Gayle, and very close friends.

Although I trust my hairdresser, Sophie, I am always anxious that she may not always do as I want and sometimes in her attempt to do good she may stray a bit.

It is extremely difficult for someone who is blind or vision impaired to know exactly how they look after a haircut. They cannot see themselves in a mirror and I, as a vision-impaired person, cannot use my sense of touch alone to help me.

I can certainly feel the length of my hair but it is never quite enough. Just another challenge for me to deal with.

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Pretending in the Mirror

Whenever I feel like it and have a few spare minutes to spend, I love to go and pretend in the mirror.  There was a time when I could see myself in the mirror but now this is all gone.  So, here's what I do in order to cope.

 

I stand in front of the mirror and pretend that I can see myself.  I still have vivid memories of what I look like and I can also conjure up images of my mom, some of my friends, and my family.  So, in the quiet of my bathroom I stand in front of the mirror and allow my memory to bring back my beloved images to life.  Colors dance before me; blonds and brunettes, bright red lipstick, pink blush, plus so much more.  Bright yellow sweaters, powder blue cardigans, and red shirts also dance before me and I can even conjure up the image of me in a black business suit with an ivory colored inner blouse.

 

 Sometimes, I embellish these images by allowing my memory to add sounds of voices and I do this particularly when I wish to remember my dad and my brother Robert.  Call me crazy but it's my way of coping and remembering.

 

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