Overview
- Lowe posted an Oct. 27 Instagram video showing her head being shaved after clumps of hair began falling out during treatment, saying the choice put her in the driver’s seat.
- She followed with a second post on Oct. 28, saying she felt better after the shave and noting her family’s support, including her children’s lighthearted reactions.
- Hallmark peers and other actors, including Nikki DeLoach, Sharon Lawrence, Tamera Mowry-Housley and Kristoffer Polaha, praised her courage and offered encouragement in comments.
- Lowe is receiving Doxorubicin for stage 3 breast cancer, a drug patient resources say commonly causes significant hair loss, and she tried scalp cooling after chemo had begun with uncertain results.
- She has said losing her hair feels more emotionally difficult than her planned double mastectomy, and she is preparing wigs as she continues toward surgery, radiation and reconstruction.