After the accident, my hair started falling out in clumps. It got ridiculously thin and there was a big completely bald spot in the back to boot. I asked a doctor about it and she said that most likely my body was responding to the physical stress of healing from my injuries. It took months to begin to grow back in. All that time, and even after I got home for a while, I had to depend on other people to put my hair up in a ponytail, my days of French braiding officially over. Not to mention, I live in a house full of Y chromosomes whose ponytail skills are limited, at best.
I imagine most of the ladies and many of the men reading this can understand how frustrating it can be to have little control over your appearance. After a few weeks at home, I decided I'd had enough. I searched store shelves to find any kind of clip I might be able to maneuver with my limited hand function. Finally, I found one kind of clip that works better than any other and figured out how to make my hair presentable in a way that I liked.
It's such a small thing, but I know for me, when I became able to do my own hair in a style I like it was a great moment of freedom and independence. So here's me doing my own hair. I'm hoping that having this video on YouTube will help some other curly-haired quad someday. 😊
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