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There was something wrong with my health – I knew this truth in my bones. But every doctor I saw told me that I was just fine. In fact, they identified it as a mental health issue.
April 13, 2022 | by Tania Amardeil
Read more“Hair is an essential part of many women’s identities […], and so some women find hair loss quite damaging to their esteem and self-concept, and they can experience this hair loss in a way that’s similar to grief.”
April 13, 2022 | by Tania Amardeil
Read moreThe one thing I spent months wishing for and that I wanted more than anything in this world - my long hair - has proved to be a nightmare goal to achieve.
Feb. 28, 2018 | by Gabrielle Fecteau
Read moreI’ve accepted the loss of hair but the lack of movement and extra weight has me feeling a way I’ve never felt before.
Jan. 8, 2018 | by Anyse Lebeau
Read moreWhen Sophie Audet was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2013, it felt as though her life had stopped.
Nov. 24, 2017 | by Larissa Cahute
Read moreFlashbacks of my time at a workshop appeared in my head as I looked around the room where we were graciously given a standing ovation.
Nov. 24, 2017 | by Adriana Lombardo
Read moreSarah Ingalls was never much of a makeup user – until the 43-year-old Saint John mother of three was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year.
Oct. 25, 2017 | by Larissa Cahute
Read moreToronto’s Sandra Carusi has come a long way since her triple negative breast cancer diagnosis in April 2014.
Sept. 14, 2017 | by Larissa Cahute
Read moreThe day I shaved my hair my feelings towards myself and my own beauty began challenging those of the world. I felt most beautiful on that day.
Aug. 30, 2017 | by Gabrielle Fecteau
Read moreWhen Toronto’s Tara Cochrane lost her best friend to a rare and aggressive form of cancer at the age of 35, she knew she wanted to do something in her honour.
July 31, 2017 | by Larissa Cahute
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