Once upon a time, there was Katy Franco, an American / Puerto Rican actress and stand-up comic. A very popular one, if the truth be told, as it should be. Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005, she had her surgery, chemotherapy and radiation, and lost her hair but kept making audiences laugh, and decorating sneakers with crazy designs and sparkling jewels.

ne day when she was at her weakest and baldest, she received an invitation to a movie premiere at the famous Lincoln Center in New York City. She couldn't turn down this invitation because she was one of the stars of the movie. But because of her baldness and tiredness, she was afraid to walk the red carpet, be with a lot of celebrities, and have her picture taken with the governor of Puerto Rico. Well, she finally made up her mind to go, so she bought a gorgeous, blonde wig and a sexy, white dress, and headed to New York with her boyfriend, Ken Phillips.

At the big press conference for the film, she was terrified that her wig would fall off in front of everybody. Suddenly the governor looked at her, smiled broadly, took her hand and bowed to her like she was a princess. The poparazzi snapped dozens of flash photos, and Ken videoed it. Her wig stayed on, but it nevertheless was a Cinderella moment. Soon Ken started calling her "Chemorella." And not long after that, she and Ken got married and wrote this story, which features her wig, the fabulous jeweled sneakers, a celebrity-studded event, a handsome rock star (sorry, Gov!), and of course her very bald head.