We told you about her before: 13 year old Chloe from Minnesota who suffers from Trichotillomania, a neurological desease that forces her to pull out her hair, causing Chloe to be bald.
You can watch one of her videos about this here: http://tinyurl.com/7852l7o
Like anybody not fitting the norm, Chloe has been experiencing cruelty from people all her life, ranging from being stared at when out shopping with her mom to being bullied at school. But this girl is not one to hide away. Chloe is a fighter who stands up and speaks out, not just for herself but for others,
and so she recently became the spokes person of the Dream Catcher Club, a group founded by the five 13 year old members of the Northern Californian rock band Haunted By Heroes. Yes. They're all 13 year olds. Take that, grown ups!
Chloe is also an active member of the Facebook group A Bald And Beautiful Barbie, https://www.facebook.com/BeautifulandBaldBarbie , a group whose goal it is to get Mattell to manufacture a bald Barbie in support of kids who suffer from hair loss due to cancer treatments, Trichotillomania or Alopecia. And the amazing thing happened: not only Mattell but also MGA, maker of the Bratz dolls, have come on board with them and are each going to produce a line of bald dolls. Which proves again, if you have a valid goal and you set your mind to it, you can move mountains!
Chloe has one of our Everyone Bleeds Red shirts, and we feel very honored that she used the line in this poem that she wrote. As long as there are kids like Chloe, there's hope for this planet!
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