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Tag: hair

Whack job

Whack job

For seven months I have been patiently growing out my hair. After it was shaved in one place for the brain fluid drain and then chopped off by the nurse tech, I figured that my hair, like my brain, needed time to recover. Eventually my hair was long enough that the weight of it was pulling … read more Whack job

Posted on June 29, 2016May 15, 2019Author LisaCategories RefractionTags 2015, cut, hair, short, style2 Comments on Whack job
Chop job

Chop job

[Nov. 22] A 56-year-old white woman with dreadlocks just is not OK. So today I got my hair chopped off. My hair was turning into clumps that didn’t look like hair, and it couldn’t be washed or combed. It was just getting in the way of all the medical equipment. The doctors had only shaved a … read more Chop job

Posted on November 22, 2015May 15, 2019Author LisaCategories RefractionTags 1975, aneurysm, brain, hair, haircut, tangle, ugly3 Comments on Chop job
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