Blogger’s documentation of her hair loss during chemotherapy makes the prospect of losing hair a much less daunting experience

This week, blogger and Breast Cancer sufferer, Laura Price, documented her hair loss experience during chemotherapy in her latest blog for The Huffington Post. The blog sees Price not only share her hair loss experience with photographic documentation, showing that it is not such a daunting thing to go through as would first seem, but she does so with wit and humour, her light hearted approach showing that hair loss cannot crush the human spirit, and that it is something that should be embraced, not feared.

As well as making light of the sensitive situation, stating ‘you save a fortune on shampoo and conditioner,’ Price gives a real, straight-forward picture of what hair loss meant for her, stating ‘Being bald hasn't exactly been the best thing to ever happen to me, but it certainly is liberating.’ While Price doesn't deny the fact that losing her hair was an unwanted obstacle to battle with, she notes that it should not be seen as a negative thing, but as something wholly liberating, if approached with a bit of humour and imagination.

Her advice on ‘How to lose your hair in 10 easy steps (ideally during chemotherapy)’ gives those going through the same process a guide to taking charge of their hair loss and not letting it beat them, with pieces of advice such as ‘ask a friendly local hairdresser to create a pixie crop,’ ‘Return to local hairdresser for full Sinead shave’ and ‘Don a wig and adopt an alter ego accordingly’ that will help people to overcome the thought of losing their hair.  

Price’s light advice gives those about to embark upon a similar experience, whether through chemotherapy or other means, some light relief, and shows that losing your hair is not as daunting as it would initially seem if you embrace the process and inject a bit of fun and humour.