Steph’s head shave for Maggie’s and Alopecia UK

Early 2021 has been a bit of a nightmare for me. There’s been family illness, scary diagnoses and a lot of other stressful events that happened over a short time. 

Unfortunately all the stress took it’s toll on my body and triggered my hair to start falling out in big clumps, a condition called alopecia areata. Obviously when you already have lots going on, loosing your hair isn’t great to top it off!

However this is actually a really common condition,  affecting about 1 in 50 people in their lifetime.  For most people, hair loss is temporary.

I’ve decided to turn a bad situation into a positive one and shave my head for charity. I will be donating the money I raise to 2 important causes. Firstly Maggie’s - a charity who provide support for people with cancer, a cause close to my heart. Secondly for Alopecia UK, a charity that supports those with hair loss and raises awareness of the condition. I hope that by speaking out and being open about this that some good and positivity can come from the negative events.

Thanks for your support and here’s to a brighter 2021 from now on!