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Days without a serious fall: 84 Weeks since last chemo infusion: 14 Zach : Why isn’t my hair growing back? Zelda : It is. Just slowly. Zach : You’re such a liar. Zelda : No, it is! Especially in the back. It's growing, and it’s sooo soft! I just want to pet you! Zach : Quit it! Zelda : How about a scalp massage? Zach : OK, that feels kinda good. Zelda : Seriously, I love your bald head. Zach : Shocks me every time I look in the mirror. I'm a chrome dome. And yet, I had to shave my face. Twice this week. Zelda : Why would whiskers come back faster than hair on the top of your head? Zach : Who knows. Zelda : What I can’t wait for is: Eyelashes. Zach : Eyelashes? Zelda : Yeah. Your eyes seem so vulnerable without them. It’s weird. Zach : Everything about me is weird right now. Zelda : You're at a strange point in life.  Zach : Understatement girl. Zelda : When you think about it, why do we even have hair? And why is it so important to us–especially the hair on our heads? Zach ...