She was used to the stares, but this felt different. As Amanda Kraus Wilson walked the Capital One Arena concourse during a game in the Eastern Conference finals in Washington, she was recognizable for two reasons: Her red No. 20 Washington Capitals jersey with "AmandaStrong" on the back, and her bald head.
The latter had been a source of internal strife, the result of cancer treatments that caused her to lose her hair and become self-conscious. She would cover up in restaurants because, she'd tell her husband, "I feel disgusting and they wouldn't want to eat looking at me.