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Thanks Guys,

As I said, I am (we all are) bloody unlucky to have to go through bc & it's awful treatments, but I also feel so incredibly lucky at the same time. Not only for catching it quite early, but for also having some wonderful people in my life. 

One of these is  my amazing daughter (22yo) who has given up her exciting new life in Sydney to move back home & run my business for me.

She finished her apprenticeship with me about a year ago & moved up to the bright lights of Sydney earlier this year. Luckily for me (again), she was working at a very dodgy salon, so I didn't feel too bad in suggesting that she might like to help me out for a bit. Of course, if she was working for a good salon, I would never have dreamed of asking, but it seemed like a good solution for both of us at the time. And in my naivety, when I asked her, I really thought it'd only be for about 2 months tops. Hahaha Joke of the moment right there!! I do feel a bit guilty that my sickness has affected her life so much as well (I remember excitedly moving to Sydney around the same age), but she assures me she is fine with it & is actually having a blast running the show instead of being the offsider.

The benefits for her will be a lot more experience as well as down the track when I am feeling better & able to work more, she will have the time to find a quality salon in Sydney instead of jumping into any old job just because she needs the money.

The benefit for me is I will be able to take the time I need to recover & return to work at my own pace. Of course, before this arrangement came about I was beside myself. I have spent the past 9 years running a successful business & I had visions of it crumbling away. I really think it was one of the biggest fears I had at the time. Especially as everything is so uncertain & you don't know how much the treatments will effect you. My salon runs appointment 2-3 months in advance to make sure all of the regulars have their spot, so it was really doing my head in not being able to make their appointments for them with any amount of certainty. One of my doctor clients used to laugh when making his appoinments & say it was harder to get an appointment with me than some of the specialists in town.

I still worry though if the clients are happy (I have 30yrs experience & she has 4!), I can't help it, that's just the perfectionist coming out. And I must say, she really is quite a talented young hairdresser, so I probably should leave that worry at the door & get on with the job of getting myself better.

Thanks again

Jo x