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Alayna Riozzi-Bodine went viral on TikTok after documenting the first time that she was able to put her hair in a ponytail again after losing it while undergoing treatment for cancer

The 21-year-old nursing student was only 17 when she was first diagnosed with stage 2 Hodgkin lymphoma in 2021; she relapsed in 2023 and lost her hair while preparing to undergo a bone marrow transplant

After being declared cancer-free in July 2025, Riozzi-Bodine was able to celebrate pulling her hair back into an adorable bun, which she compared to "a little freaking pompom" and "a little bunny's tail"

Alayna Riozzi-Bodine is celebrating a major milestone as she recovers from her second cancer diagnosis — the ability to put her hair in a ponytail again.

Now 21, the nursing student at Monmou

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