#lockdownhairdespair - Laura's Story

Laura during treatment

“To be told that I would lose my hair due to the type of chemotherapy used to treat breast cancer was, for me, worse than having the actual breast cancer diagnosis. I was blessed with good hair and my hair was my crowning glory. I was totally hair obsessed and having my hair well cut and coloured was even more important to me than having an expensive outfit.

Laura’s Lockdown Look

Having no hair made me feel ugly and self conscious despite having a wig very similar to my own hair. I travel a lot and I was conscious that I didn’t want to wear a wig on a flight. If I fell asleep it might just move but I couldn’t go through an airport wearing a hat as I would have been asked to remove it at security. You don’t know how it feels to be different until you’re actually living it. Fast forward only 6 months from chemo and I now had the most fabulous head of pure white hair. I lost all the pigment in my hair but I love it and have kept it short and funky.

It’s still important to me that my hair looks good but its no longer my obsession. Getting the breast cancer awareness message across is much more important to me.”

Laura Dale