My hair has always shed profusely. Dark, thick, curly hair that I cut into bangs just to straighten, burn, and miss the curls. Now, sitting in my boyfriend’s parents' dining room, I spot a clump of my hair in the corner. Oops.

Shedding hair, shedding skin. I remember peeling sunburns as a kid, fearing my skin would never grow back. Now, I worry my writing won’t come back after a few weeks off.

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