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Permalink Reply by Dana on July 30, 2011 at 12:57pm

Me too! Thanks Evan made me want to go have a shower:) .....a very short one!

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Permalink Reply by Marisa on July 30, 2011 at 9:49am

Every little thing gonna be alright! Bob Marley

You have taken a big step and you will be fine. Somedays looking in the mirror is depressing, somedays it is gratifying...but it was like that before hair loss too...so this shaving is just another little step in this journey called life.

Hair is just part of the shell..it is your spirit that makes you the person you are ...not the looks.

KEEP SMILING...KEEP BEING A GOOD PERSON AND DANCE DANCE DANCE!!

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Permalink Reply by Dana on July 30, 2011 at 1:00pm

Thank you Marisa your right I'm missing my shell feeling a little naked! Great bob marley quote!

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Permalink Reply by Teri C on July 30, 2011 at 6:38pm

I have had my head shaved for 3 months now. One of the things I like to do is get in my car and take off my wig or hat and drive with the windows all the way opened!! I have never done that before because of my hair. It is a great feeling.

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Permalink Reply by JeffreySF on July 30, 2011 at 11:30pm

HI Dana,
Give yourself some time. It took me a good year to come to terms with my alopecia.
I found the best therapy for me was seeking out others going through the same thing here at Alopecia World and attending a NAAF Conference.
It gets better with time as all things do.
And remember your hair can return at anytime. Most of mine has returned after losing every hair on my body.
Hope these words help.
Jeffrey

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Permalink Reply by Marisa on July 31, 2011 at 8:43am

So Jeffrey,

Did you take any medication or anything or did your hair just return on its own? Thanks and have a great day!

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Permalink Reply by JeffreySF on July 31, 2011 at 11:09pm

My treatment has been 5% Minoxidil, Vit D and Biotin for the most part. Did it help? Who knows but I'm still doing it all nonetheless....

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Permalink Reply by Rebecca Strobel on July 31, 2011 at 9:44pm

Hi sweet girl. It is so unbelievably tough and it is the most difficult decision you will make - to shave or to hang on to those last remnants of your hair. Now that you did it - moving on and becoming used to the new you will come. Slowly with patience, kindness and the knowledge that you will cry. On the other hand - there is a whole support network of women - men - children who are going through this change - who are so amazing in their strength and support and JOY. Joy in the knowing who they truly ARE. Who they will be and who loves them. We are NOT our hair. We are our smiles, our families, our work, our life. Be good to yourself Dana. I do so promise. This will become better. Maybe the sense of why it happened won't. But you WILL be OK and happy again.
Many hugs many smiles many hopes you continue to reach out.
Rebecca

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Permalink Reply by Dana on August 2, 2011 at 3:14pm

Thank you Rebecca I now understand this is indeed a journey and I am growing stronger everyday thanks all this support. I have gone and bought a wig now and ordered some gorgeous scarfs so I am better prepared and have some options now.....again thanks and yes my family really sees just me:)

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