A young hair stylist from Swansea has been inspired to help people who've lost their hair for medical reasons after watching her own mum go through gruelling chemotherapy. Mandy Nicholls was diagnosed with breast cancer out of the blue last year and she had to undergo several rounds of chemotherapy and radiotherapy throughout the year. Like many who have the treatment, Mandy began to lose her hair right from the first session. Fortunately, she is now making progress with her treatment and things are looking up.
But it was her daughter, Grace Nicholls, who helped make the gruelling process more bearable. Grace explained it's standard procedure for people who lose their hair during cancer treatment to be issued with a voucher to purchase a wig. But Mandy struggled to find any that were in budget and which suited her. With this in mind, Grace bought her an affordable wig online and used her training and skills to shape it to suit her mum.
Fast-forward a year and Grace has just launched her very own hair salon in Swansea - and is offering free wig styling and cutting services to people who have lost their hair, whether that's from cancer treatment, alopecia or another health condition. You can get the biggest Swansea news stories straight to your inbox with our newsletter.
