Tag: hairloss
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My Identity | My Thoughts
Everyday for over a year, I put on my wig and a brave face Amongst the stares and the whispers I questioned my own identity Wondering what people were thinking and saying and whether they knew I didn’t feel like me, or normal or anything I didn’t feel like I belonged to society or…
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#BodyPositive
Following my involvement as an ambassador for BBC Sport’s #MakeYourMove Campaign (which involves me taking on the Couch to 5K challenge), I am privileged to have been asked to share a bit about me and my Crohn’s through a Q&A for a sister campaign : #BodyPositive. BodyPositive exists to empower individuals to feel comfortable in…
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My Hospital Box
In August 2011, I spent 5 weeks in hospital while the doctors worked hard to eventually diagnose me with Crohn’s Disease. This was my first time being admitted to hospital and I was sure it was only going to be a couple of days at the most. Little did I realise how ill I was and…
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I DID IT!
It’s over! University is finally over! On Friday 13th May (dodgy date for some, I know!) I handed in my final piece of work for Uni- my dissertation. It’s been a rollercoaster of emotions, particularly the last couple of weeks as the last 4 years of my life comes to an end. I started University…
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I grew it all by myself!
This morning I was reminded of how much my hair has grown in a year! So I thought I’d post some photos to show you all! Before my hair fell out it looked liked the photo below which was taken in August 2013 at my Aunt’s wedding. My hair was dark brown and dead straight,…
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The Bold & Beautiful Campaign
Above image credit: Sam Ellis Losing my hair knocked my confidence a lot and for a while I couldn’t see how I could bounce back from it. It was during the period where I was travelling back and forth to Southend for my wigs, that I first had the idea. For as long as I…
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Time for a trip to Hospital!
Having to make a trip to hospital is never an exciting affair. Unless of course you’re going to witness the miracle of new life. For most, hospitals are associated with bad experiences and memories people would much rather forget. Personally I have both good and bad experiences in hospital. Some of the worse times in…
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My hair loss story, Part 2: From Bald to Bold
Following from Part 1 of my hair loss story… In November 2013, I set off to Southend-on-sea with my Mum. Armed with my two NHS wig vouchers, I was both excited and nervous to be finally fitted with a wig that resembled how my hair used to look. Upon arrival we were shown to the back of…
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My hair loss story, Part 1: How it all began
In September 2013, over a period of a couple of weeks, I went from having a full head of beautiful, dark brown, shoulder length hair to nothing. Zilch. Nada. I first started to notice my hair falling out when I’d brush it first thing in the morning or when I was washing it in the…
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My Crohn’s Disease Journey
Morning everyone! In my last blog post I mentioned that I was going to talk about Crohn’s Disease, in particular my experiences with it and I hope that this gives you a small understanding of what it is and how it affects my life on a day to day basis. I bet you’re probably…