Cheryl, Co-founder's Blog – August 2012 Archive (5)

Joanna Rowsell: I Hope To Inspire Girls With Alopecia After London 2012 Gold

According to BBC World News:

"Star cyclist Joanna Rowsell hopes to be an inspiration to other alopecia sufferers after winning Olympic gold yesterday. Joanna Rowsell (centre) has become a role model for girls with alopecia (Picture: AFP / Getty Images) The 23-year-old was first diagnosed with the hair loss condition when she was 10 and her victory alongside Laura…

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Added by Cheryl, Co-founder on August 10, 2012 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Alopecia cat nursed back to health is looking for UK home

“A cat with alopecia found starving by the roadside in the rain is in need of a new home.

William, a white Persian, is being nursed back to health by staff at the national adoption centre run by Cats Protection at Chelwood Gate, near Haywards Heath.

The 12-year-old was found severely underweight and in an “appalling” condition when spotted struggling to find…

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Added by Cheryl, Co-founder on August 8, 2012 at 10:30pm — 4 Comments

Alopecian Joanna Rowsell wins Olympic gold medal!

A Brisbane Times news articled states:

“When Joanna Rowsell's right eyebrow disappeared 14 years ago, an event that only marked the beginning of hair loss all over her then nine-year-old body, she could never have imagined feeling good about the experience that completely threw her self-esteem and caused her to hide under hats and wigs.”

“On Saturday night in London, the same person stood before the world as she was crowned an Olympic world champion. At age 23, bald…

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Added by Cheryl, Co-founder on August 4, 2012 at 7:00pm — 23 Comments

Gabby Douglas takes two Olympic gold medals—and hair criticism!

According to an article on Essence.com, some believe that Gabby should be more concerned with more than just her Olympic dream.

"On Tuesday, 16-year-old Gabrielle 'Gabby' Douglas led our women’s gymnastics team to a gold medal, the USA’s first since 1996. The bouncing, bubbly…

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Added by Cheryl, Co-founder on August 3, 2012 at 12:30am — 26 Comments

2012 Olympic cyclist reveals how alopecia spurred her to gold success

British cycling champion Joanna Rowsell has revealed how her hair-loss disorder, alopecia areata, spurred her on to be "even more focused" after becoming an overnight poster girl for all sufferers.

Joanna shared the following "It scares me to think I would not have found cycling. The alopecia made me very shy so I stayed in and intensely focused on my homework or that A* in an exam.

"Working hard was the only thing that stopped me from worrying about the future, about whether I…

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Added by Cheryl, Co-founder on August 1, 2012 at 2:00am — 20 Comments

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