“I’d rather die than lose my hair’
Like many of us women, Crystal Brown had always been fearful of experiencing hair loss at some point in her life. However when diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer while in her 30’s, she had to face this fear a lot earlier than expected.
Crystal had worn her hair long and straight her entire life, so when faced with the news of cancer treatments and hair loss Crystal felt absolutely terrified at the thought of losing her shoulder length hair. “I was a one month newlywed who was still beaming over my wedding pictures with a beautiful up do and now I was facing news that I would lose my eyebrows, eyelashes, and glorious crown?’
Crystal tried to come to terms with the cancer treatment but like most women, crystal felt she just couldn’t live life with no hair. Crystal had even worked out how she would tell her family that she had decided not to undergo chemotherapy and that she would just enjoy her quality of life with hair and see what happened. “When my teenage daughter got wind of this, she told me bluntly that she would never forgive me if I didn’t do chemotherapy and died. That is all I needed to hear.’
When her hairline started receding and the hair began to fall out in clumps, when Crystal realised that the hair loss was inevitable she drove to a salon, requesting they shave off the rest of the hair that was left.
In situations like this, the big picture is life – hair cannot rob you of that. But here at transition we understand that your hair is a big part of who you are and it can be hard to feel like yourself without it. Our beautiful Follea Gripper wigs are the next generation in wig technology. Unlike older style wigs, the new Gripper wig does not use tapes or glue to adhere to the scalp. Instead, it uses a proprietary medical grade silicone that ‘grips’ to the scalp with complete security. It is so secure that even if you are engaged in competitive sport, at the gym, dancing, or out with your friends, you can have complete confidence in knowing this wig is going to stay on your head.
Hair loss doesn’t make you feel your best, but we take the time to make sure you look your best! Call now for a free, private, and confidential consultation on 1300 427 778.
