Madelyn Munsell started losing her hair when she was about 18 months old. By the time she was 2, she had been diagnosed with alopecia areata, a condition in which her white blood cells attack her hair cells. She was bullied by classmates in elementary and middle school, and she grappled with self-esteem issues. Munsell reached a low point as a freshman in high school when her dad was on duty in Iraq. But her outlook was changed by a friend’s text message quoting the Bible verse John 16:33: “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” She altered her attitude and gained self-confidence. “Being different is something that makes you very beautiful,” she says. “It takes a special kind of person to realize that.” She was crowned prom queen her junior year in high school. Now a junior in college, Munsell is a music major and a member of an Opera troupe. She eventually wants to become a music producer and win a Grammy Award.
Date Taken: | 02.2014 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2014 |
Photo Location: | Columbia, Missouri, United States of America |
Camera: | E-5 |
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