Hair-Obsessed Disabled Woman Faces Tough Choice Between $5k Hair Appointment And Essential Medical Supplies For Her Illness

Life can be unpredictable in the worst ways, and our narrator (Original Poster) experienced this first-hand. An uninvited guest barged into her life and seized control of her body—an autoimmune disorder called Guillan-Barré. 

This condition led her immune system to launch an unwarranted assault on her nerves, and the resulting consequences were dire . Picture a scenario where your face, arms, and legs feel like they've taken a nap—that was OP’s life now.

OP was confined to the hospital bed for three weeks. As a result, her wife dutifully cared for her the entire time. Yet, in the midst of this medical ordeal, an essential part of OP’s identity faced the brunt of this battle—her gorgeous long hair.

This was more than just hair to OP; it was a lifeline to her, especially now that everything else had slipped away. Sadly, hospital beds weren’t kind to the meticulous care of such locks, and the neglect began to manifest. 

Requests to her wife and pleas to the hospital staff to brush her hair went unanswered, and over time, her once-lustrous mane transformed into a hardened, matted mass on her head.

Local salons were helpless against the tangled mess; most even suggested shaving it off—OP couldn’t do that! 

A lifeline finally emerged, but it came with a $4000 price tag. They were already spread too thin with OP’s medical expenses and her partner giving up work to be OP’s full-time caregiver.

OP turned to the online community, asking the burning question: was dropping the big bucks to reclaim a piece of herself worth it?