I have lost my hair several times before over the last seven years. Sometimes it just thins out evenly, other times it leaves me with large shiny bald patches. I’ve had long hair for most of my adult life.
In the past I have always been embarrassed by this. In fact I would say this also entailed an element of shame. I would wear bandanas, hats and wigs to hide it. Only my closest friends ever knew about it.
Watching my hair fall out over a period of time is absolutely soul destroying. I always reach a point where I cannot bare to look at myself in the mirror. I felt like my femininity was slipping away.
This time I have decided to take control! Not having any hair will not make me any less of a woman.
I see this as an opportunity to turn a negative into a positive, not just for myself, but for others.
I have decided to have my head shaved in aid of raising funds for The Teenage Cancer Trust.
As an artist I am very much interested in processes, both of the physical and the mind. I have decided to document my thoughts during the whole process with this blog.
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