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Alanna
- Female
- Fremont, CA
- United States
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- Married
- About Me:
- I have had alopecia aereata and universalis, starting at 2 years old. The first 20 years of my life, I lived and coped with the disease by staying isolated from the world. My parents always feared people's reactions to my baldness and felt the societal skepticism, criticism, and rejection would be too devastating for me to handle.
The second half of my life, after 22, I broke free of that mindset and challenged it, graduating from college and becoming and electrical engineer. Moving away from my parent's home was extremely therapeutic and forced me to face my disease, accept myself, and then tell my closest friends whom I had known for most of my life. A couple years later, I met my husband- a wonderful, loving man who has accepted, embraced, and encouraged me to be Boldly Bald.
When I told him I was bald, he thought it was very cool, and wanted me to take off my wig so he could feel my head. We have been married for almost 13 years now, and he is still cheering me on to be open with my disease and help change the world so female baldness is socially accepted. We have 3 beautiful children who love their bald mommy unconditionally.
There is a happy life out there for everyone, no matter what your difference is. The first step is to love yourself, care for yourself, and celebrate your beauty- inside and out. Then others will too.
- Do you have alopecia?
- Alopecia universalis
- Are you age 18 or older?
- Yes - I am 18 or older
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- http://boldlybald.org
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Alanna, I love both of the photos you sent in for International Alopecia Day, but the video is running long and I've decided to limit to one per person (unless there's a group with more people).
Which of yours would you prefer I use? The one of you alone, or the other one? Thanks! Mary
Hi Alanna,
I'm just across the Bay in SF.
Hello and welcome, Alanna!
How are you today? I have AU, too.
By the way, you have a wonderful family!
Leslie Ann