Abby

Amniotic band syndrome, ABS, is something not many people know about. It is an extremely rare birth defect that has caused me to live my life a tad bit different than everyone else. I was born with ABS, as a band was wrapped around my head. It was so unique to other cases doctors have seen that they came to the conclusion to rip the band off of my head, not knowing that it would take my hair with it. With now not having any hair, my mom did research and was unfortunately turned down from many places because I was not sick.

Fast forward to about kindergarten age, she stumbled upon Hair Club for Men. In which ended up being my saving grace. With this company, I am able to have hair on my head. This helped me live my life as normal as other kids. Honestly, growing up with this has been difficult at times. I used to be scared to swim because of the tape that holds my hair down. That is just one example of what I struggled with when I was adjusting to living with ABS. When I was younger, I used to hide the fact my hair was fake.

Now as I am older, I hope to share my story with, hopefully other young kids, who could be self conscious about something. Its okay to be different because that’s what makes you, you!

*Pictured is a baby picture showing my scared head, my first hair piece, and me and my stylist now.*

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