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A wig to help Amy-Rose dance again

$1,590 of $3,700 goal
Given by 35 generous donors in around 5 months

Amy-Rose is a 21-year-old with Alopecia Areata. She would like to raise funds for a wig that will help her dance again.

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Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune disease in which hair is lost from some or all areas of the body. It can grow back sometimes, but often soon falls out again. I lost 90% of my scalp hair, including my eyelashes and 1 eyebrow. And at the age of 20, I was wearing wigs.

Before I lost my hair, I danced almost 5 days a week since I was 3-years-old. I used to do Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary and Tap. I had to stop dancing, because I couldn't do it in synthetic wigs or head scarves. I didn't feel comfortable dancing without anything on my head either, which means I haven't danced for 2 years.

I saved long and hard while I was working, and used the remainder of my government subsidy to buy my first vacuum human hair wig. However, with the mixture of it being very long and heavy, and my slight hair regrowth—when tied up it becomes unstuck. (the only time it stays on properly is if it's left loose which isn't appropriate for dance). So I was back to square one.

The short, light Freedom wig that will hopefully help me dance is going to cost $3700. With all my government subsidy wasted on terrible synthetic wigs and my current wig, and no income as I'm now a student, getting that amount of money seems almost impossible.

Dancing is something that relieves my stress, it's something that I'm passionate about, and helps me deal with depression. Any help would be appreciated so much, this wig will change my life so much, and help me get back to doing triple pirouettes.

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Ben's Mum
Ben's Mum on 19 Nov 2014
Just a little extra to help you on your way.
$20
Anita
Anita on 14 Nov 2014
Enjoy
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karen smith
karen smith on 14 Nov 2014
Hope this helps.
$10
AWDA Comeptition Society FESTIVAL OF JAZZ
AWDA Comeptition Society FESTIVAL OF JAZZ on 13 Nov 2014
Hey Amy, It was always a pleasure to see you dance at our competitions and we know how much dancing means to you. I hope you meet your goal and it would be lovely to see you back out there performing again. Love from the committee of AWDA Competition Festival of Jazz
$200
hayden
hayden on 10 Nov 2014
$100

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This campaign started on 25 Oct 2014 and ended on 31 Mar 2015.