Combing my hair into a side parting, I suddenly noticed there was a tiny bald spot, about halfway towards the back on my head, the size of my little fingernail. It was February 2016, and I was getting ready for a night out. ‘It doesn’t look too bad does it?’ I asked my husband, Liam, then 32. ‘Barely noticeable,’ he said, kissing me on the head. I assumed it was just a bit of hair loss and tried to forget about it.
Only, over the next few months, the bald patch started to get bigger. It was raised too, and by September, there was a lump about the size of a one-pence piece. To put my mind at ease, I booked an appointment at the GP, but I was swiftly…
