Noelle Foley is opening up about a freak accident thats completely changed her daily life even down to the way she does her hair.
Speaking on the Rulebreakers podcast with Saraya, Foley revealed that she hasnt been to a hair salon in over three years because of lingering neck damage that makes it painful and unsafe to use traditional salon sinks or have her head handled roughly. Instead, shes been forced to take hair care into her own hands, literally.
Foley explained that the injury has left her unable to tolerate the typical head positioning required for salon services, so shes learned to do her own color at home. She even experimented with bleach for the first time but not on herself.
The former Holy Foley star revealed the life-changing injury happened at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Foley said shes been riding roller coasters since first grade and often tackled the biggest rides with her WWE Hall of Famer dad, Mick Foley, without any issues. But one rides unusual layout created a dangerous whiplash-like motion that left her with chronic pain and symptoms she didnt fully understand at the time.
The symptoms set in immediately after the ride.
It took Foley two months to realize shed suffered a concussion. Over the next few years, she visited around 50 doctors and physical therapists, underwent countless scans, and eventually got her answer through a digital motion X-ray. The diagnosis was rare and alarming: cranio-cervical instability with 10 torn ligaments in her neck.
Despite the long road to answers, Foley continues to adapt her life around the injury whether that means rethinking her hair care or managing daily pain.
Noelle Foleys story is a reminder that even something as simple as a roller coaster ride can change your life in an instant, and the effects can be far more lasting than anyone might expect.
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