Hey, I’m Abbie. Being a volunteer for the LUNA Project has changed my life and I want to help pay this forward so that we can change the lives of other disabled young people.

So, on the 2nd of September, I’m going to be shaving my hair off to raise funds for LUNA. Before joining LUNA, almost 2 years ago now, I had very low confidence and self-esteem about being disabled. Thanks to them, I‘m now so confident and proud of my disabled identity that I want to shave off my hair, something I used to try to hide behind.

More information about the LUNA Project:

The LUNA Project is a charity that seeks to support and raise awareness of young people with chronic illnesses, disabilities, and long-term health conditions. We believe a key way to do this is friendship. We want to empower young people with disabilities to talk to their friends and peers about their disability and the ways their friends could support them, and to equip able-bodied young people with the tools to support their peers and friends with disabilities. We also push for wider awareness, because we believe that a world which recognises young people with disabilities is the first step in a world that works for young people and disabilities. Hand in hand with this goes providing the right information and tools - both to disabled and able-bodied young people - which can be seen in our work with workshops, resources, and our blog. We are a charity run by young people, for young people