Dominic likes building Lego, his favourite foods are tacos, nachos, and chilli cheese fries, and he loves wrestling. In fact, when he grows up, he wants to be a pro wrestler like the superstars he watches at the World Series Wrestling, whenever his Mum, Carmen, can take him.
Watching wrestling is Dominic and Carmen’s ‘thing’. When they commute to the city and step into that gladiator world of spandex and throwdowns, it’s their special time together to relax and have fun – and a much-deserved break from school, Mum life, and the endless merry-go-round of therapy appointments.
Recently, a star-struck Dominic met three of his favorite American wrestlers, a jaw-dropping experience the tween labels as ‘awesome’.
Dominic’s a typical kid and the apple of Carmen’s eye. If you saw him, you’d certainly remember him and his brightly-coloured hair – the talking point in his regional hometown.
Dominic has apraxia – a motor speech disorder that makes it difficult to speak – and his confidence used to be low. Then, he met hair colourist-extraordinaire RT, and in transforming his hair, she changed his world.
Now, every four weeks, Carmen takes Dominic to see RT and they pick a new hair colour. According to Carmen, RT is more than just a hairdresser, she’s a friend (which helps when it comes to the cost of maintaining Dominic’s uber-cool tresses!).
“Dominic has had rainbow hues and every colour combination you can think of, and his favourite combo is red and black,” says Carmen. “Currently, the colour of the month is his hairdresser’s choice, because Dominic likes the surprise factor.”
Carmen says their community now knows Dominic as the young person who has a different hair colour every four weeks, and the locals are always fascinated to see what shade will come next. Several kids in his class have even dyed their hair too, taking their cue from Dominic.
His ever-changing look and newfound confidence have had a positive impact on his school experience, and Dominic is reaping the rewards in his therapy sessions as well.
The saying goes that change is as good as a holiday, and that’s certainly proven true for Dominic. We can’t wait to see what colour combinations he and his hairdresser think up next (psst… we’re partial to the lime green and dark blue shades in the My Plan Manager logo Dominic!).
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11 December 2024
