Everything Falls Apart

Posted on October 9, 2006 by Gene

Ah, hubris. I’ve been very pleased for the last decade that I just don’t look my age; no one believes that I am 40 now, although I don’t deny it or lie about my age.
But entropy increases. First it was the shock of a heart attack at 39, and then this morning an even worse sign of decay: hair loss.
I’d noticed there there were stray hairs around the bathroom, and I kept wondering where they were coming from. The only other person to use my shower was my aunt, and that was two months ago.
Then this morning it was clear: my hair is starting to come out. When I run my hands through it, it ends up on my hands.
Now, I don’t expect to be bald by the end of the week or anything, but I did think that I’d have a good head of hair to the end like my maternal grandfather. But my dad is nearly bald and my brother is well on his way. So, perhaps that side of the family is having a good laugh now as I face the horror of my age.