50. Chemo and Jada Pinkett Smith

We were going to watch the Oscars on Sunday night, but switched to the women's curling instead.  So we did not hear about the "kerfuffle" between Will Smith and Chris Rock following Chris' remark till later on.  Now I like Will Smith, especially in the movies Hitch and The Pursuit of Happyness,  but Will is an actor after all, and some of his responses were, well ... .  No doubt some nervous tension played a role in the situation.  

For being so open about having alopecia, his wife Jada on the other hand deserves a standing ovation.  My father had alopecia.  He sported the Jean-Luc Picard-look and was not a least bit embarrassed about it.  My oldest brother also has alopecia and is very embarrassed and troubled by it.  And as for myself, I am heading in that direction due to the chemo.  I don't cover up my head at home or for close friends, but when I go into the public I do.  It is understandably harder on women than on men for all sorts of reasons.  So I admire Jada's courage and openness about this condition.  She is beautiful and seems to handle it with poise and grace!  She is a contemporary version of Nefertiti, queen of the ancient Egyptians!  Will did not rock.  Chris did not rock.  But Jada, she rocks!!!