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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Louise Lazell

‘It took over my life’: Woman speaks out on rare condition that saw her pull her own hair out for 18 years

A businesswoman who compulsively yanked her own hair out for 18 years after her estranged father died in prison when she was nine has conquered her demons and launched a haircare brand.

Despite being close to her mother, retired bookkeeper, Pat Keirle, 62, and stepfather Kelvin Keirle, 68, a retired engineer, for years Rosie Myers, 30, struggled with the trauma of losing her dad, who she stopped seeing when she was five-years-old.

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