Enough Hair for a Pony Tail: On the other side of Cancer It was my daughter's battle, but as I stood by her side, watching her fight bravely through the sickness, I learned to delight in the smaller things in life, the lovely small moments God gives us each day we could so easily miss or ignore. My daughter Tori, who is now 18, was first diagnosed with cancer when she was 15. After a relapse she ended up with some pretty intense treatment which included a complete stem cell transplant. All I can say is that there is NO getting through that without God. I often say that the whole experience was just "something else." My beautiful little girl lost her hair not once, but twice. The first time we laughed it off, but I have to admit the second time was a lot tougher since she not only lost her hair but also her eyebrows and her beautiful delicate eyelashes. Look, Mom, no clips! Just the other day, Tori posted on facebook how she can now put her hair in a pony tail without needing any clips. Imagine that. She's happy about being able to put her hair up, but more importantly, she's happy about not needing anything to keep her pony tail in place ... She was so happy with the progress that she took a picture and had some fun pointing it out in the paint program on her computer. As her Mom, I completely delight