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Comment by Christa M. on February 13, 2010 at 9:04am

Hi Mary,
I have found some people here in France, who come together once a year. I will meet them on Mai 15th for the first time. We will surely speak about the National Bald Out Day. Ok to put together photos. That's worthful support for the people who want to be without headcover.
Christa

Comment by Christa M. on February 13, 2010 at 5:39am

Hi Lily,
my doughters are 11 and 13 years old.
Here some reactions from the others:
parents: 'you have a lot of courage, if you are ok with your bald head, don't care about the others...'
aunt:'what a courage, my poor girl'
brother: 'I would prefer you with your head covered, I'm a little bit shocked to see you like this'
children: 'You are ok without headcover at home, but as I do not know how to explain to my classmates, and as I am afraid of their perhaps stupid reactions, please do not show you without around them'
One of my teachers (I'm beeing in professional training):
'Wow, what courage you have! You must have a big strength.'
It seems me that men take a lot more time to ask the first question, or they don't ask at all... After ten days of professional training, three persons asked me a question and I choose to let them come rather than explain them things they are perhaps not interested in. At the end of the day, it's really positive or if it is not, I can understand that the others need much more time to get used to my nem look.
Christa

Comment by Mary on February 12, 2010 at 11:22am

Yes! I'm reading Michael J. Fox's second book right now, and I keep thinking how minor a problem having no hair is, compared to Parkinson's Disease, or MS, or cancer or.... By the way, if you didn't see a blog I wrote about him last year, it's here:

http://www.alopeciaworld.net/profiles/blogs/inspirational-words-from

Comment by Late K8 on February 12, 2010 at 11:14am

I recently read an article that said that all autoimmune diseases are on the rise and they don't know why. They also stated that more women than men have autoimmune diseases. Just like everything else, it all remains a mystery and hopefully they find some answers some day. I just try and remain thankful that I have this autoimmune disease and not Multiple Sclerosis or Type I Diabetes!

Comment by Carol Solis on February 12, 2010 at 10:26am

The women from Dr. Ellers office just started losing their hair, so they are not long time alopecians. they are like me newbies. Oh well it was just a thought, How are you Lily?

Comment by Carol Solis on February 12, 2010 at 9:33am

So curious if anyone else has heard this, I had a massage last nite and the massuer was Brazilian the fact I have alopecia came up and she said she was very familiar with it a lot of people in Brazil have it, so my theroy of the fact we shave, wax, etc etc to get hair off us(,Brazilian waxes )makes me wonder if we are just ahead of our time, a hairless society. My friend who is a doctor said he is seeing more and more patients with alopecia, and had never seen it before. Just a thought may be a dumb one but makes me wonder.???

Comment by Mary on February 11, 2010 at 5:27pm

Christa, your English is just great! I see you're from France. Maybe sometime you'll organize the first National Bald Out Day event there! When I came up with the name, "National Bald Out", I intentionally didn't use the word "American"in the name. I was thrilled that there were events in other countries last year. Did you see the video I put on YouTube with photos from various places that had NBO events in 2009? I'd love to add a photo of you to this year's slide show...a pic of you with something "local/French" in the background would be great! NBO Day can be a group event, or one woman going OUT.

Lily, I've gotten positive reactions when I'm bald in public. The only negative is sometimes little kids who say something like: "Mommy, that lady doesn't have any hair". One time there was a guy who wouldn't stop staring, even after I looked him in the eye and said "Yes, I'm bald!" twice. He finally came over to me and apologized and said he was just surprised by my "fashion choice"! I set him straight on that. ( ;-) Most often, I get compliments, or cancer patients approach me. I give people one of my Alopecia cards. Read this blog for a really nice experience I had: http://www.alopeciaworld.net/profiles/blogs/a-nice-experience-at-th...
Mary

Comment by Christa M. on February 11, 2010 at 4:02pm

Hi Dotty,
thank you for telling me how you deal with your alopecia and children. It helps a lot to have your point of view.
Christa

Comment by Christa M. on February 11, 2010 at 3:58pm

Hi Mary,
thank you for your answer. Yes, I love the idea that we are just creating the futur fashion of women's hairstyle;)
(By the way, hopefully my globish english is understandable.)
Do you know women who shape their head to be trendy?

To start my bald out period, I began to attribute me one (game)-point for each bald out 'adventure'. And after about 25 points, 'adventure' became almost normality.
Christa

Comment by Christa M. on February 11, 2010 at 3:48pm

Hi Thea,
thank you very much for your point of view, I will think about all this. I am indeed not yet 100% natural without hair, but I am working on it. A sort of self-education. And yes, it's evident that my girls can not go quicker than me. I think I have just to continue my way and to be patient and free to be me...
Christa

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