Little girls brush their heads and die

Most teenage girls often like to groom their hair every time they go out. But with Megan Stewart in Scotland, combing hair is a matter of life and death.

Three years ago, Megan was diagnosed with an extremely rare disease called Hair Combing Syndrome . My mother, Sharon, 41, recounted: "I am combing his hair, he collapses and his lips are pale. I think he fainted, something he never had before, so we called the people. Medical doctor.

Megan Stewart can't even touch balloons, because static electricity exposure can kill my brain.

"We were really shocked. We never knew the disease and we were told by the doctors that they also knew about another case like that."

Megan currently lives with his mother and father, Ian, 41, at Wishaw, Lanarkshire. She was born underweight and had a diaphragmatic hernia, which pushed her stomach to her chest, so only one side of her lungs developed.

Sharon recognized problems three months before she gave birth, but the good doctors at Bellshill Obstetrics Hospital saved both mother and baby. Later, Megan was treated at the Royal Hospital for Glasgow 18-month-old Children because she was not fit to go home.

Hair Combing means Megan must avoid static electricity and cannot wear polyester clothes because it can be life threatening.

"I can't even touch balloons at parties and don't dare to wear any kind of ball clothing. But I'm a very happy and lively girl. I'm really despite all the difficulties."