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Hair loss can have a deep emotional impact on people, especially patients suffering from cancer and undergoing chemotherapy. In developing Chemosoft, Amy Meshkati set out to relieve cancer patients from the burden caused by hair loss to help them heal in confidence.

Through Chemosoft, we have met many inspirational cancer patients and built lasting relationship both with them and their loved ones, some of whom are sharing their thoughts on Chemosoft below.

 

“I cannot thank you enough for getting me to the end of my chemotherapy still looking like me. It has made all the difference to me to be able to go out, head held high and people not even notice it’s not my very own hair on my head. I will be forever thankful to you for being such an incredible lady who designed such a magnificent thing.

Thank you xxxxxxxx.

M'“


“Thank you to everyone at Meshkati for making me feel so welcome and for creating my beautiful hair. Being able to look at myself in the mirror and to see “me” looking back definitely makes the bad days easier to cope with. I am forever grateful to you.

Thank you.

M”


 

“Dear Amy,

It is SO great to hear from you! I can’t tell you how much I miss seeing you all and I think about you often and how were all so kind to me.

I am keeping very well thank you, I have been given the all clear and have to go to be checked out again in October just to make sure the ‘bastard cancer’ hasn’t decided to get me again - fingers crossed!

I would love to come and see you all again as soon as we get into London - I will bring a big bottle of wine to share!!

I send my best love to everyone and huge thanks for everything you did for me, I could never have got through without you all and your incredible work, you are the absolute best!!

With lots of love,

S”


“I came across Chemosoft fairly late in my chemotherapy, quite by chance, whilst browsing the internet to find out if I could have hair extensions. I read the website but couldn’t help feeling that ‘.it was too good to be true’.

I was using the cold cap and although I still had quite a bit of my own hair left, that was changing on a daily basis. I couldn’t get my head round losing it completely, I didn’t want to see anyone or anyone to see me. I was frightened to brush my hair each morning.

I asked around but no one I talked to had heard of Chemosoft and I wasn’t sure what to do as I was worried it was a ‘con’, when my best friend rang and said she’d made the initial enquiry for me and I should, in her view, pursue it further. 4 days later I met Amy, looked at photos, had a chat and decided I had to try. If I’m honest, 10 days on, I still didn’t know what to expect, but on a Saturday morning in May I arrived, nervous, self conscious and hardly able to utter a word.

Six months on I can truthfully say having Chemosoft was for me, the best decision I could have made. Every time I’ve visited it’s been a lovely experience. The team are kind, funny, and have so much patience. They bend over backwards to make you feel comfortable. They offer ongoing advice, support and reassurance. They look after and care about you, your scalp, your own hair and your Chemosoft hair.

Having Chemosoft has given me the confidence I’d lost back and made me feel better at a time I felt awful. It’s not just about vanity, for me, it was about being normal, living as normal a life as I could again and being able to look at myself without crying. Until it happens to you I’m not sure you can comprehend fully how awful it is as a woman to lose your hair.

A lot of people have remarked on how lucky I’ve been to keep my hair, not one person has realised it’s not my own.

Frances”


“After the initial shock of finding out that I had cancer and would need chemotherapy the devastating fact that I would more than likely lose all my hair sinks in. For me and probably most women, losing your hair is one of the hardest things to come to terms with. After researching and discovering Meshkati I can to this day say that the Chemosoft hair substitute was a game changer. That and of course a positive general outlook and approach.

After realising that at 40 years old I would soon be almost totally bald, despite cold caps and crossed fingers, I found that after discovering the Chemosoft system I was able to take back some control. Firstly and most importantly I was able to avoid my children ever seeing me with no hair. This took away the day to day worry that my young children would look at me as being ill. Secondly, I was able to avoid feeling like a victim of cancer. People that didn’t know me and weren’t aware that I was going through chemotherapy never knew that I had cancer and I would have to say that this was mostly down to me never really looking any different. To an outsider my hair never changed and therefore I didn’t look any different. The Meshkati family have been a god send. These amazing people went out of their way at every turn of my treatment to ensure I was happy, reassured and left at ease. Their professionalism and knowledge was endless. Obviously, I still had to go through the emotions of losing my hair. I got stressed. I cried, I panicked (believe me on more than one occasion). However, at a drop of a hat the Meshkati team were there. Whether it be for quick fix (don’t forget you’re still losing your hair and these fixes are required), standard check ups or just general reassurance.

I am now out the other side of my treatment, my hair is growing back strong and undamaged by the Chemosoft process. I would without a doubt recommend Chemosoft but mostly I would entrust Meshkati. I not only feel like they gave me back my confidence during this whole process but I also feel like I will have made a friend for life.

Thank you Celine and your family so much for standing by me, supporting me and always being there. Your help your kindness and your products have allowed me to get through what was probably the worst year of my life.

Love always,

Sadie”


“I wanted to maintain the 'norm' as much as possible. I had a 9 year old daughter to protect and at the outset I decided I didn't want to tell her I had breast cancer - it would worry and upset her. Having Chemosoft helped me 'hide' that. To this day she has never known I have had cancer and that is down to the success of Chemosoft. And actually only a small group of people did know - so many people assumed I hadn't lost my hair...

Cancer treatment is brutal. It impacts you physically and emotionally...it makes you lose all confidence. When I came to Meshkati it was like a little haven. They treated me and my partner like family and when my hair had to be refixed, it always looked amazing. I had such confidence walking out of the building.

All the team at Meshkati are kind, supportive and professional. They genuinely care and they provide a wonderful service in such difficult circumstances.

The service I've received has been amazing and it has enabled me to feel normal. We are so grateful to everyone at Meshkati - please pass on our love and thanks to everyone,

Kate”


“I just wanted to say a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone for their amazing and hard work yesterday - I am thrilled with my hair, it is fabulous! I was a bit worried at first because there seemed to be so much hair, but now I am used to it and it looks really great. Nobody will ever know it is not my ‘own’ hair unless I tell them (which I am pretty sure I will do, because I am very proud of it!!)

Thank you all so much and look forward to seeing everyone again sometime soon.

With love,

Sandra”


“Suddenly loosing my hair during Chemotherapy from one day to the other was a truly traumatic experience and definitely impacted my confidence.

But thankfully (after some research) I came across Chemosoft. This product simply exceeded my expectations. It’s natural and the execution was of the highest standard.

It helped me tremendously to look and feel more like my usual self whilst going through treatment.

The team at MESHKATI are real professionals - discreet, caring and also just really nice people.

I can not recommend them highly enough!

Adam”


“Dear Amy,

I woke up this morning and amazingly I felt like my old self again. So I just wanted to thank you and your lovely colleagues for all your hard work, incredible patience & time that you spent with me Saturday.

It has made a huge difference to the way I feel - thank you all.

With kindest regards,

Fiona”


“Knowing that I would be losing my hair was awful. I did not want to spend three months looking like a cancer patient. Chemosoft meant that I did not have to. Nobody commented and nobody thought they were meeting with a cancer patient, which boosted my confidence.

The Meshkati Team was superb throughout, so supportive and amazing, almost like family.

Thank you so much for everything,

Denis”