The 17-year-old seems to be a typical teenager. She plays in a band and sports a chic modern jet black hairstyle with a streak of purple on the side.
But behind the Cape Town girl's piercing blue eyes is a hidden shame that she has carried since she was in primary school.
She suffers from alopecia or hair loss, and her jet black mane is a wig.
Both Kerry Shield (not her real name) and her mother believe her battle against balding started after she used Gambex, an anti-lice shampoo, a few times when she caught lice in primary school. More...
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