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Hello!
First lemme start by saying that all of this is though to live. I started losing my hair in October 2013 at the age of 13. I never knew what alopecia was and I first discovered when I washed my hair. I felt a shaved spot (it was growing back the first one). And I panicked. I ran to my mom after my shower and showed her that. She had a hairstyler class (I'm french..so my english is pretty bad!). So the next day, I was nervously sitting in the doctor's chair and my mom's worst fear became true. I was diagnosed with Alopecia Areata. But the good thing was that I WAS curing. But a week later I came back with more bald spot. The first one has gotten pretty big. Firstly, the tought of having no hair scared me to death. Never I thought I would end bald. My friends were very supportie but not some of the people in my school. I spent my birthday with a friend talking about all my worries. (I'm born in November 19th). And December 12th I think. I shaved my hair off. By then I had too much spots hard to reach for my first treatment (a cream, cortisone, whom I stopped three months later, two week after shaving my head, since they were no good result.) Then everything went really fast. I lost all my hair in a total of 8 month and now I'm beggining to loose eyebrows and hair on my body. Even though It's hard to live in real life since people are telling me I'm a boy/ I have cancer/ I shaved my hair off for fun/ to bring pity. But today, I think this life obstacle made me stronger than I was.
I'm beautiful, with or without hair. <3
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Permalink Reply by Lori-akaMimi on
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Hello, Stronger Girl! Happy (almost) birthday! You are an amazing young woman! Alopecia IS tough to handle - but, you are handling it! You should be very proud of yourself. You are absolutely right: YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL - inside & out! Be strong, be confident, be HAPPY, Mon' Amie! You are going to go far in this world!
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Permalink Reply by Cynthia Veer on
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Thank you so so much <3
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Permalink Reply by cws on
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Happy belated birthday!
Stay strong...you are going to experience things at a much more mature level than many of your peers because of this condition. You are not alone. Also don't be afraid to grieve for your hair loss. I lost my marriage of 10 yrs (together for 18) and hair in the same year (I don't believe the marriage failed due to my hair loss). I have 2 wonderful kids who love me just as I am. It has been a very tough time for me, but I am getting through it and have new angles on life to share with my children. I had to grieve the loss of the woman I loved deeply and my hair loss in order to be able to move on.I do remain hopeful with the research breakthroughs on this disease over the last 5 yrs...this is after 30yrs of nothing. I think there is a real possibility of some drugs being developed in the next 5-10 yrs that will be a viable treatment.
May remission find us all...one way or another.
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Thank you... you too, lovely person! You're awesome and you have to keep your head held high! <3
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Permalink Reply by Georgia Stephens on
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Alopecia Areata is a common condition that occurs in males and females of all ages, buy young persons are affected most often. The alopecia areata experience varies with age and can be especially difficult, for the patient as well as the parent, when it presents itself during childhood. The National Alopecia Areata Foundation has many programs created to ease the burden of the entire family when a child is diagnosed with alopecia areata.
Children under the age of fiveChildren under the age of five react very little to their alopecia areata, having very little impact if any. The preschool child is so busy exploring their world, acquiring skills and gaining independence, that his appearance is insignificant to himself and his peers. His hairloss may be an interesting anomaly, and nothing more; most likely his peers will not take much notice to this difference.
Children ages six through twelveBetween the ages of six and twelve, children have gained experience and interacted with enough people to grasp the idea that views of the world differ, and that it is important to pay attention to what others think and feel. While this ability to see things as others do helps children become more empathetic and considerate, it also tends to make children more self-conscious. Children at this stage of development are much more concerned about how others view them, how they may differ from others, and whether others might be making fun of them. Since children at this age have become so aware of individual differences, they unfortunately are more likely to poke fun at those who don’t’ fit their definition of ‘normal’.
Even if a child has had alopecia areata since infancy, he now faces new problems of adjustment. Peers are becoming a more significant part of his life and the desire to ‘fit in’ is becoming stronger. Even a child with a very healthy self-concept may feel threatened. However if a child feels good about herself and has at least one skill she enjoys and is passionate about, the odds are increased that she will deal successfully with these difficulties.
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Information on this page, provided as a service by Wigs By CC, draws upon information from the following sources: the National Alopecia Areata Foundation, American Academy of Dermatology, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Medical Association, and the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.http://wigsbycc.com/
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