奇速英语

When Carleigh Edwards was 7 years old, her hair started to fall out. The doctor said that she had alopecia areata (斑秃), which would make her hair fall out. Her parents tried to find help for their child, but Carleigh’s hair continued to fall out.

Her mother feared that Carleigh couldn’t enjoy her school life because of this. But when Carleigh went back to school, she surprised everyone. She was so brave and said to her class, “I have alopecia areata. It makes my hair fall out. So please don’t be mean to me. And don’t make fun of me.” Then she broke down and started crying. Her mom Courtney Edwards took a video about this and posted it on the Internet.

When the video became popular online, the girl received support from people far and wide. A friend introduced Carleigh to another child who has the same condition, and the two girls got to know each other. The other girl encouraged Carleigh to take control of her condition by cutting off her hair completely, and after some thought, Carleigh decided to go for it!

“My name is Carleigh,” the child said just before cutting her hair. “I have alopecia. I am ready to cut my hair. Because I am still beautiful.” As Courtney recorded it on her phone, Carleigh bravely cut off all of her hair. Her brothers and sisters can be seen in the video encouraging her and telling her how beautiful she looks.

After she was done, her father and brother surprised her by cutting their hair, too. And Carleigh went back to school wearing her turban(包头巾) to cover her head, and nobody laughed at her! In fact, her classmates supported her, and her teacher even started wearing a turban too.

Carleigh says her entire idea of beauty has changed due to her condition. At 8 years old, she has already discovered what some people never learn: true beauty means “bravery and love and kindness”.