I just had to share

Hi beautiful ladies! I’ve FINALLY done it!

Since August, gradually I started going out in public without a wig/hat. I found that it was easy to do this when going to a place where I knew no one i.e. mall, etc. But I was still struggling to reveal ‘the look’ to people I know, so I still continued wearing a wig to work and church.

On Sunday the 7th October, I woke up with that feeling of ‘this is the day’. So I did it, that day I rocked up at church wearing my beautiful bald head:). When I got to church, I still couldn’t believe I was actually doing it as my hosting/ushering team was on duty that day; I was allocated to do the meet and greet at the door; talk about being thrown in the deep end! I was surprised at the number of compliments I received, people would come to me just to say how brave I was, and how they wish they could also have courage to do the same. Needless to say that this left me walking on water:).

Yet, I still didn’t have a nerve to come to work without a wig on; until today! This morning I found myself thinking, ‘it’s today or never’. So I picked out a nice outfit to boost my confidence:) , and now there is no turning back! I told my colleagues about being an alopecian and they have been nothing but supportive. I am so grateful and I can’t even describe how liberated I feel; now I can relate to Ms E. and other sisters who have gone bald. I know that I am still going to get the looks, stares and stupid questions, but I’m slowly getting a grip of the fact that my beauty comes from within.

I just had to share this with you as I probably wouldn’t have taken this step without the courageous and inspiring stories from my Alopecian sisters.

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Permalink Reply by Ms. E on November 10, 2012 at 11:02pm

Thank you Themba. I'm just now seeing this. :D

I actually ended up not going to the church event.
I had two major projects I was working on, and when I went to put the final touches on one of them to send, the file was nowhere to be found. So I decided to stay home
and re-do it, and then work on the one I was planning to do that day.
Afterwards I wondered if I had actualled "willed" things to happen the way they did. :)

Permalink Reply by PJ on October 29, 2012 at 11:24am

Praise the Lord, welcome to this most liberated feeling that I once felt a year ago. I am loving me as me, bald and all. You will get a lot of stares but the stares will be those who think that you are so ever bold, and beautiful and brave. You will be a blessing to many. God bless you, keep your head up, hold on and walk into where God has place you. Remember, it is not about you, but what God will be doing in your life for someone else. You go girl, with your bad self..

Permalink Reply by Themba Shenge on October 30, 2012 at 2:28am

Thanks PJ, for the sweetest and inspiring message! I am learning to love the whole of me and to really embrace the fact that my beauty comes from within. And thank you for reminding me that this is not about me, but allowing God to use me, my bald self:).

Permalink Reply by PJ on October 30, 2012 at 9:57pm

YES!

Permalink Reply by Ms. E on November 10, 2012 at 11:03pm

So it's been a few weeks now. Any updates??? :D

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