Cold Capping with Rebecca

Meet Rebecca Jean - you can follow her @beccajean__

“Cold capping allowed me to keep apart of myself that cancer was trying to take away.”
Meet Rebecca! She was diagnosed with stage 2 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma at 29 years old and has become a huge advocate for cold capping. This is her story 💕

When I attended my chemo teach, I left in tears. Not necessarily because of the news itself (which is a huge part of it) but because when I asked about cold caps to save my hair, the nurse laughed at me and said that they would never work. I couldn’t believe it. How could someone in this field, dealing with people with cancer LAUGH at me?? I was crushed, and couldn’t believe that I was met with such negativity – how would I make the rest of this huge battle with people like that?

Luckily a nurse navigator came to my rescue when she saw me in tears and gave me the name of a breastie that successfully saved her hair with cold capping through chemo. My husband immediately messaged her, and she responded immediately to meet for coffee and give me the scoop! She not only gave us advice on the capping, but also how to stay positive when I might get pushback from doing something that wasn’t so common.

The impact that this kind soul had on me inspired me so much, that I created my own support group for other women who have, were, and are cold capping. I saw how important it was to connect with others that would face the same obstacles, and what it meant to have someone to vent to, cry with, celebrate with, and share information with. It’s SO important to share what you know with others to educate, empower, and encourage.

Using cold caps made the whole chemotherapy process a little more tolerable for me. It allowed me to keep a part of me that cancer was trying to take away, after it had already taken away so much. It allowed me to feel confident, even when so much with my body was changing.

As medicine and technology advance, I think its important to not knock the unfamiliar. We need to embrace those that are pioneering big changes in the health industry and welcome them with open arms. .
After all, we have come so far… why stop now?!