To disguise my hair loss I tried out different styles. I got bangs. I got a weave — which I ripped out six hours later. I bought several headbands.
In the summer, my doctors decided to stop chemotherapy. I went back to school my senior year. And it was a struggle. I was behind academically. I felt disconnected from friends.
Things slowly got better, after I joined a support group at the hospital for other teenagers. And, after many months, I got back in shape, mentally, as well as physically.
But throughout all of it, my thinning hair served as a reminder of a time when I was in pain and losing my health.
I often felt bad for caring about my hair at such a serious time. I had much more pressing issues, like my health, my education and my future. In retrospect, I think fixated on my hair because I thought I could control it. Though, in reality, I couldn’t.
Eventually, I was tired of waking up every morning and examining what was left of my hair. So, I cut it. And now, I’m really happy rocking cute, short hair.
I’m not completely out of the woods yet, but my health is stable and my future is looking up.
With a perspective, I’m Mela Seyoum.
Mela Seyoum is 18 and lives in El Cerrito. Her Perspective was produced by YR Media.
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