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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 and bold, Rowsell had helped make history by being part of the first female team pursuit outfit to race at a Games - and in world record time to boot. She could not have been more proud of her sporting achievement. But she was equally proud to have realised it exactly the way she is.”
“I've realised now that I've got maybe a responsibility, And it's always going to be a part of me, so I may as well embrace it and hopefully inspire other girls”
I am trying to contact Joanna, so please share your well wishes. I hope she has the opportunity to see the support that she has among alopecians all over the world!
You can read the full Brisbane Times article here.
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Comment by Mary on August 4, 2012 at 8:06pm
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This is so wonderful! And, Joanna knows that she won on International Alopecia Day, which started with the help of Alopecia World! Check this out from a British article:
"Rowsell, who suffers from alopecia, said: “I got a tweet this morning telling me that it was International Alopecia Day and I thought it was a bit spooky that it fell on the same day as our final. If I can help people with alopecia then that is great — it is good to be able to raise awareness of it."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/cycling/9452751/London-20...
I hope you can get in touch with her. What an inspiration. I'd love to include a photo of her in my International Alopecia Day video. She really celebrated the Day!
Mary
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Comment by Tallgirl on August 4, 2012 at 8:20pm
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Also mentioned in this Huffington Post article:
"And her win in the women's cycling team pursuit at the velodrome could not have come at a better time - it fell on International Alopecia Day which seeks to raise awareness of the condition.
She said a fan contacted her on Twitter this morning to tell her about the special day: "I thought 'wow, that's a bit spooky that our Olympic final is the same day'."
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/08/04/joanna-rowsell-having-al...
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Comment by Carolyn Ferrie on August 4, 2012 at 10:29pm
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Congratulations Joanna,the glow in your face says it all ,you look sooooo happy, great to see , you are an inspiration to all alopecians.YOU LOOK GREAT!!!
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Comment by Pamela Rosse on August 5, 2012 at 12:29am
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Congratulations Joanna, well done, well done. You are indeed an inspiration to all but especially to alopecians of all ages. You are a beautiful & confident young woman with a bright future ahead of her. You make me very proud to spell my name alopecian woman.
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Comment by Petra on August 5, 2012 at 12:45am
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Congratulations Joanna, you are an inspiration to all!
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Comment by Linda on August 5, 2012 at 1:22am
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Congratulations Joanna, we are "Joanna Proud" here at Alopeciaworld.com! Much Love!
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Here's a nice article that appeared before the Gold medal win. It gives some more of Joanna's story. Joanna - we are SO proud of you and thankful for the public awareness you're raising! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2103715/Cycling-champion-...
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Comment by moonflower on August 5, 2012 at 6:27am
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Congratulationas Joanna!!! Very proud of you!!
Cheryl, have you tried to contacting the media? Good luck!
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Comment by Bald and Fabulous AKA Terri on August 5, 2012 at 6:52am
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Congrats Joanna !!! I watched the race and it was fantastic, WR win !!!! Inspiring to see you step out onto the podium, in front of the world, being yourself. Congrats again
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