A group of university climbers have rallied to support their club president after she suffered sudden hair loss - and all had their heads shaved. Nina Hatton-Perkins, 20, was diagnosed with alopeica after finding bald spots across her scalp and waking up 'covered in hair' she had shed.
After channelling her shame, frustration and anger into climbing, the biology student organised a fundraising head-shave with another climber to raise awareness of the debilitating condition. To Nina's surprise, seven other teammates took the stand with her and shaved their heads to raise money and awareness for Alopecia UK.
Nina, who studies at the University of East Anglia (UEA), Norfolk, said: "When I first started finding bald spots I went to the GP in floods of tears. My mum drove all the way from Derby and I spent a week at home crying constantly. It was really bad.
