Celebrating uniqueness
“There are so many silver linings I missed out on growing up because I was so worried about being different. These days, I’m happy to be ‘different.’”
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xo Traci
Around the web…
Are you watching the new season of The Great British Bake-Off? You might recognize a familiar face: comedian/actor/alopecian Matt Lucas!
Meet Vanessa Richardson, a mother in Georgia who held an alopecia awareness parade for her son! The tradition of celebrating her son’s alopecia began last year at church, but they switched it to a socially distant parade this year because of COVID.
"Mr. Speaker, I am now bald. But I am in good health, and I am in incredible company." -Rep. Ayanna Pressley
This one’s a little bit of a personal shout-out, but Culturas interviewed me for an article about Alopecia Awareness Month that was focused on “celebrating your uniqueness”!
Alopecia &… Spotlight: @lost_locks_
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