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Wig Diary – telling the kids?
The next challenge that faced me in relation to wearing a wig was what to say to the kids (2 and 4) if anything. I had told Erica (4) that I was getting all my hair cut off but when I came home with the wig on, she did not notice so I decided to..
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Anne Roche Shaves her head and puts on wig as part of the ICS fundraising shave or dye campaign
Well its a week since I had my head shaved at our 2nd alopecia open day. I should have written before as I’ve made some very interesting observations since then but I will fill you in on the various experiences of wearing the wig since then. The reason I decided to shave, apart from raising..
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Alopecia Open Day in Roches 26th September
As you know Roches in Kimmage have been fitting wigs and hairpieces on people with all types of hair loss for many many years now. My father took over from Arthur Forster in Dun Laoaghaire and learned the art of wig making back in the last Century! Our salon has been newly expanded and tastefully..
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Cathy McCarthy’s book “Not The Year You Had Planned”
Carmel and Domenica from Roches staff had a really great night in Tallaght Library at the launch of Cathy McCarthy’s book “Not The Year You Had Planned “. Carmel had a quick flick through the book last night and thinks it looks very informative and useful. Congratulations to Cathy. All profit generated will be donated..
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Roches attend National Conference for Cancer Survivorship
Anne Roche and Domenica Doyle of Roches attended the National Conference for Cancer Survivorship which was held on 4th-5th March in Dublin Castle. The National Conference for Cancer Survivorship was formerly known as the National Conference of Cancer Support Groups. Issues of focus included the psychological effects of a cancer diagnosis, the impact of prostate..
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