i'm sorry about Tiho, Mari.

sounds like you had a bond.
i hope he will be ok... do you know what is wrong?
i'm also thinking... would you want to go to the hospital to visit - just a short drop by thing... or maybe send a card... i mean it isn't like he's on vacation ... but i don't know if that would feel right.
i don't know if you will want to explain...
sorry the new other person isn't doing a good job too. that is hard. i would feel obligated to go there and kind of stuck with bad hair.

i wonder if you could have him just trim and could go to another hairdresser to fix it?

that sounds traumatic though. you'd first have to find another good one.
i had a hairdresser when i was growing up who was really good. she knew just how to cut my hair, just right. i haven't lived in the same country as her for decades now - that's how i come i don't still have her.
~ waves ~