‘His Hair Is a Blessing’: Boy With Rare Uncombable Hair Syndrome Brings a Smile to Faces

‘His Hair Is a Blessing’: Boy With Rare Uncombable Hair Syndrome Brings a Smile to Faces
Courtesy of Katelyn Samples
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What do you get when you combine a 17-month-old’s big blue toddler eyes with a head full of adorably blonde stand-straight-out-of-your-head hair? A uniquely darling image and a guaranteed smile.

Katelyn and Caleb Samples, both 33, from Roswell, Georgia, are parents to two young boys. The youngest, Locklan, has a full head of “uncombable hair,” which, as it turns out, is caused by a genetic condition that makes his hair root and shaft take on a triangular, heart, or flat shape (or all of these shapes), rather than the more common circular or oval shapes. The result is a head full of erratic, fragile, “spun glass”-looking hair that mats easily and refuses to obey comb or brush.

E. S. Armstrong
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E.S. Armstrong is a writer with degrees in social sciences and linguistics. She writes human interest and inspiring stories that highlight hope, faith, resilience, and true grit.
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