Happy holidays, Ma’s Basement! I hope everyone is having a nice and relaxing and warm few weeks with family and friends. I’m enjoying my time spent indoors in different variations of my winter uniform—sweater, sweatpants, and my new 100% cashmere beanie from J.Crew that was far too expensive but also worth every penny.
The major update from this week is that I had a good doctor’s appointment. Those words don’t even look right together, but it really happened. When I wage war against the medical professionals of America, the one I’m saving is my primary care doctor. Did he misdiagnose my cancer, delay my treatment, and get me hospitalized twice? Maybe, but I’m not one to hold a grudge. I saw him for the first time since starting treatment to finally get some answers regarding how I’ve been feeling lately. First off, he acknowledged that I’ve had a rough journey with my never-ending side effects. To actually have someone recognize this, not just shrug their shoulders and say “that’s just chemo”, I can’t lie, I got emotional! Just to feel understood and like my problems were worth looking into meant so much to me. That’s not even why you go to the doctor, but I’ll take any empathy I can get from a medical professional at this point. He also went out of his way to ask how I was doing mentally, which I appreciated, and asked if I had any regrets about the way my experience went. Oh if I had a nickel……. He finished the appointment by saying that there’s a 96% cure rate for this treatment, and that’s certainly high enough for me! Not even going to look this up or fact check because I love those odds. No need to break the mold or do my own thing at all, I’m very happy to be in the majority here.
Not many updates besides that this week, so instead I’ve decided to share my top 5 Baldspo. When I pass by a reflective surface and shudder in fear at what I see, I turn to these bald legends and use them as inspiration that things aren’t so bad after all.
Honorable mention: That time John Stamos put on a bald cap because his friend lost his hair during chemo
When this photoshoot came out a month back, I saw lots of people mad at this, but I honestly thought it was great. If one of you shaved your head in solidarity with me I would be like uhhh okay thanks I suppose, but if one of you wore a bald cap in solidarity with me, I would laugh my ass off. He looks incredibly goofy.
5. Austin Butler (Dune 2)
For some reason, when Dune 2 dropped, so did the thirst trap edits of Austin Butler. Everyone seemed to fall in love with this scary bald-headed villain. To be honest, this alien freak is kind of what I see when I look in the mirror. But if people can thirst after him, what’s to say my time isn’t coming soon too?
4. Channing Tatum
There’s something about 2000s-era Channing Tatum that really speaks to me. There’s an aspect to his swag that moves parallel to mine. Looking at photos like this, with the hoodie/blazer combo, backwards hat, and silver bag, really proves we’re something akin to twin flames. He is one of the best looking baldies society has ever seen, but unfortunately I look nothing like him, so that’s why he’s a bit lower on the list.
3. George Daniel
Between George Daniel’s oversized outfits and his clean-shaven head, he’s paving the way for a new era of cancer patient inspo. He’s bald in an edgy, The 1975-bandmate way, not an “aw look he’s bald” way. Plus he’s engaged to Charli XCX, so there’s really hope for us all.
2. Igor (Anora)
Watching Igor in this movie felt like a documentary of my life. Disrespected, beaten down, denied by the love of his life, yet underneath it all there’s still a sweet gentleman with a heart of gold. Or at least I think that’s what Anora was about. Igor proves you might look scary and bald on the outside, but kindness and chivalry is what really counts. It doesn’t hurt if you’re dripped down in a puffer jacket and sweater, either.
1. NoHo Hank (Barry)
In these times of great strife, I often turn to the alopecia community for comfort. There’s no greater representative than NoHo Hank, the Chechen mob boss who steals every scene in Barry. Not an inch of hair visible, and yet he has a swag that is alluring and irresistible. As is the case with all the best tv villains, he can be so endearing that even when he does something irredeemable, you have no choice but to give him another chance. Bald people are layered too—we can be lovable and also have our flaws. We’re only human!
Let me know in the comments below who your favorite bald person is. Hope everyone has a great Christmas and Hanukkah this week!
Feel good song of the week:
you’re my favorite bald person and also Gru
I would totally wear a bald cap for you :).
You’ve included all my favorite bald men minus morris chesnut
1. Austin butler does nothing for me but somehow his weird freak character from dune does
2. Anora was a huge win for bald men they went up in popularity after it came out I just know it.
3. Noho Hank is my fav from Barry