I follow you, Shannon, but this is the first article I've seen of yours in many months. This is how I know why Medium is going to the shits for so many of us. I have only gotten your GoFundMe updates and nothing else. Go figure. Be that as it may: I remember seeing one photo of your lower legs and your comment about feeling your shins for the first time in years. People DO NOT understand how powerful that is unless they have been obese. I am deeply proud of how gutsy you are to share such intimate photos at the same time I will bet you are getting plenty of trolls. Stick with it, Shannon. The education you are providing with this story is essential to break the silence for others who also have the disease, which I've been observing in your GoFundMe comments. As far as your hair, this is a story about dignity, not your hair. You and I know that, and you also know that you doni't have to apologize for anything. But we do. Stick with it. We're watching and cheering you on.