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WHY WE’RE SO PROUD OF OUR KIDS!

‘Zak thought his hair defined him’

Natasha Harding, 46, lives in Bude with husband Paul, 52, and their two children Zak, 15, and Lexi, eight.

As I stood behind my son with the clippers in my hand, I took a deep breath and started to shave what was left of his hair.

Zak had first developed a bald patch in February 2020, which his hairdresser noticed. We went to the GP, who took a blood test and prescribed him some steroid cream.

By the November, the hair regrew but, eight months later, a slightly bigger patch appeared. Although we tried creams and a stronger lotion, nothing seemed to work.

Zak’s long hair with natural

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