Best Birthday Present Ever

In spite of my TWO invitations to join AARP, under separate names even, I am having a wonderful Birthday. I am apparently still a person of record under my maiden name in at least one database. I may still be single in their eyes, but they haven't skimped on my age. If you don't know what AARP stands for, you're luckier than you know.

By some miracle, my hair, although short, is still going strong on my Birthday. That is the best Birthday present ever! Aside from the obvious issues surrounding hair loss, it feels like a loss of privacy. As long as I have my hair, I can pass as a "normal" person, sharing my health issues with only those I choose. After it is gone, that will be more difficult and I will be a cancer patient in the eyes of strangers, but still a prospective member in the eyes of AARP.