Isita’s hair has started to fall out. She woke up a couple of days ago with tufts coming adrift and now looks like an angelic midget whose comb-over has got in a muddle. It happens so quickly.
It is not a flattering moment and up to a point she has been remarkably unfazed by it. That point was when she saw herself in the mirror this evening while brushing her teeth. Before that she had felt her hair thinning, and seen the tangle of golden floss pile up in the tin box (for collection by the hair fairy), but not not fully linked these things with a change in her appearance. It seems that all the amazing preparation by the play specialists and nurses at GOSH couldn’t prepare her for that.
She has known for weeks that she will become totally bald, and accepted it trustingly as she has accepted so much else. She has a bald barbie and a bald stuffed lion. So, perhaps when she has lost all her hair it will be easier. But no matter how beautiful she is in our eyes, and how much we told her, this evening she could not see past her wispy scalp.
The hats Marta has bought made her feel better and less self-conscious. She went to bed in a pink woolly number. Tomorrow, we will go through my hankie drawer to find her some silk spotty bandanas.
Isita 
Dear John every day we think of you and Isita. I can just imagine what she must be going through losing her hair, but reassure her the fairies will be using it as their golden yarn for spinning beautiful stories. Sending you so much love from Shropshire, Christina
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John, this is psychologically one of the hardest moments, ones you overcome it, it will be easier…
When she gets her hair back, it will tick and curly, you will see! 🙂 We are all with you! 🙂
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Darling Isita You are and always will be beautiful and the prettiest little girl Do you think the Hair Fairy might give me just a little bit of your precious hair Will you please ask her? When I get back to England I shall look among my scarves and I think I might find one or two that you might like I saw some camels today and three elephants I shall take some photos tomorrow Please tell Jamie
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Lots of love and kisses from Coucou
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Thinking of Isita and the 3 of you. Love and strength
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Thank you uncle John for posting again. I cannot even imagine how difficult it must be. Lots of love for you all. I think this is one of those things that no matter how many times you have been told is meant to happen, you are never ready. Keep on fighting. We all keep on praying.
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Thinking of you all with love and sending courage xx
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Dearest Marta and John tell her the fiareis did they trata to show her how beautiful she is with or without hair as she can see ni your fotograph.
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