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I’d always wanted thick blonde locks like my older sister had, but my hair kept falling out. When I developed bald patches at the age of eight, I was diagnosed with alopecia. ‘There’s no cure I’m afraid,’ the specialist said.
‘You mean I’m going to be bald?’ I wailed.
‘Beauty’s only skin-deep,’ my mum said, but the kids at school didn’t agree.
‘Hey baldy,