Just a quick little post to let you know what’s going on. First of all, I had a blast this week. Here’s the scoop.

For one, my wife Sylvie has just completed her final of eight chemo sessions last Thursday. It’s been a really tough five months, but thankfully, we’re done. There’s a bit of a break before radiation treatments start.

But for now, it’s a huge relief and a much-needed break.

The toughest part of it all is, chemo truly knocks the wind out of Sylvie for a few days afterwards. Aside from the common side-effects of nausea, exhaustion, bone pain and hairloss, Sylvie also often complains of “chemo brain.”

It’s when your mind seems foggy, and you have a hard time concentrating or remembering things. But it only lasts for a few days following chemo. (The best part is, we’re finally done.)

However, the chemo ward got a little surprise…

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As promised, my wife has finally “exposed” herself for charity, recorded the event on video, and released it to the entire world.

If you were living under a rock these past couple of weeks, let me put you up to speed.

Sylvie Fortin, who shaved her head in preparation for her breast cancer chemotherapy treatments, decided to turn it into a fundraiser for Avon’s Breast Cancer Crusade. She “sold” sections of her scalp, similar to those pixel ads you see on the Internet.

Basically, we recorded the event on video and at the end of it turned an image of her scalp into a clickable “map” of sorts, leading to websites of the top sponsors. The cool thing about it is, we raised over $13,000 for breast cancer research and awareness!

Thank you to everyone for your support and generosity. If you want to watch the video and see my newly shorn wife’s head, check out my wife’s blog at BreastCancerVictory.com.