Ashleigh J
Ashleigh's Head Shave
Fundraising for Alopecia UK
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This is something I have wanted to do for about 6 years, and I have been waiting for the perfect opportunity, well it's time to take the plunge and shave all my hair off. I'll be raising money for Alopecia UK.
Copied from Alopecia Uk's Just Giving page:
Alopecia UK provides information, advice and support to children and adults with alopecia, a hair loss condition that can result in complete loss of head hair, eye-lashes, eyebrows and all other body hair. It is an extremely challenging condition and the dramatic appearance change often results in psychological trauma, and lost confidence. There is reduced control of body temperature, dirt and perspiration get into unprotected eyes, absence of eye lashes allows eye lids to turn in, and unprotected skin burns readily in even moderate sunshine. There is no known cure and no treatment guaranteed to induce hair re-growth and sustain remission. The course of the condition is unpredictable and often recurrent. Alopecia UK is there to help.I will be shaving my head myself, and my aim is to show solidarity to those who didn't get to make the choice for their hair loss. I want people to not feel ashamed about baldness, and to be able to feel confident about how they look.
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