I am currently working hard in preparation for competition season and I have lost my hair, again!!! Would you believe it all fell out again in just 1 week! After a couple of days, I asked my mum to shave my head. This was a hard time for me again as I started at a new school this year and had to again explain what was happening to me to my new classmates and teachers but having gymnastics to go to where everyone there knows about my alopecia and it doesn’t matter. Hair or no hair it is my ability to do the skills at gymnastics that makes me happy. Gymnastics is my happy place where I feel happy and comfortable and like I fit in no matter what my hair is doing.

Having AAAF sponsor me and help me spread awareness at my gymnastics means that my sister and I as well as any other child that looks different feel more accepted and comfortable. Gym NSW recently published an article about my sister and me which made me proud to know that I am trying to make a difference for others. My gym is going to write a story about my sister and my alopecia to send to their members as well which again makes me proud to be representing AAAF and helping other kids out there with Alopecia to see that they shouldn’t let it stop them.

I can’t wait to compete at the Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Grand Prix in July and hope to make it to State. Knowing that AAAF helped me get there makes me so happy.

My favourite apparatuses are Pommel and Parallel Bars, I think maybe being more aerodynamic actually helps me move faster… well, that’s what I tell myself anyways.