Vancouver Alopecia Areata Support Group

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Vancouver Alopecia Areata Support Group

Hello Vancouverites! Connecting is one of the best ways to feel happier and become more informed! Come as you are, whether you are shy or outgoing. This is a genuine and fun group where all of us - new to alopecia or experienced, hair-wearer or au natural, seeking treatment or not - all come together and be supportive, informative, and positive for one another. After 4+ years of running this group, I can say for sure that you'll feel better after a meetup! :)

Come to our monthly meetups, or, start by joining this group and be in the loop of upcoming meetups! Sometimes I include alopecia news / remedy / stories too.

If your kid / teen has alopecia, please contact us and we'll put you in touch with other parents! It'll be, I believe, quite awesome for your child :)

Location: Vancouver
Members: 90
Latest Activity: Jan 12, 2020

Upcoming Meetups

This group gets together monthly at one of the members' homes - a cozy, positive, and fun environment, for those with alopecia. We are here to support one another, and every meetup has been amazingly mood-lifting.

Join us here and we'll send next meeting details to you in a group email!

You can always get a hold of us via AW messaging or at alopecia.vancouver[at]gmail.com

We are affiliated with CANAAF (Canadian Alopecia Areata Foundation).

Next meet up: We meet about once a month. Please email Tanya at the emil address above!

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Comment by Jana on December 17, 2012 at 2:44pm
Sorry I missed the meet-up last night. For some reason I thought it was Saturday, and I could not make last night.

If anyone ever wants to grab a coffee n chat one on one, feel free to message me. Always open to sharing my "veteran" perspective, noting also it is simply mine. : )

Please also remember to mark your calendars for the alopecia yin yoga class, on 12 January at Highgate Yoga, 7:45pm. Just waiting for the poster to be finalized for marketing, and then I will share it here. This is a first, and I hope it gives people both in this group, the NAAF group, and those who see it through Yyoga, the opportunity to feel the support of community in a new way. The cost of the class is by donation, benefitting Wigs for Kids.
Comment by Tanya on December 14, 2012 at 8:31pm

Yessss!!! AWesome!

Comment by Erin Leach on December 14, 2012 at 8:29pm

Thank you! Such an honour!

Comment by Jana on December 14, 2012 at 2:54pm

AlopeciaWorld has just posted the image of one of our members on Facebook. Congrats, leachynut!!!

Comment by Tanya on December 12, 2012 at 3:35pm

@btflbaldgrrl Agreed, everyone use your good judgement when meeting new friends here and anywhere online!

For the meeting up - we are just confirming the time now. Place would be at JLo's. Details to be sent out today! There will be a white elephant gift exchange, for a gift under $10, if you have time, participate!

xoxo
T

Comment by Jana on December 12, 2012 at 3:25pm

So what's the word on our meet up locale and time? Think I can actually make this one! : )

On a more sombre note, I just wanted to remind everyone to be aware of your friendships here on Alopecia World. I have noted at such before on our wall, but think it bears repeating. This is still very much an active issue on Facebook, in terms of the actions of men with a haircutting fetish, friending women with alopecia. Quite often their profile photo is a woman with a shaved head, and their likes include pages that give you a clear indication of this fetish. They may also use a profile image that overtly represents head shaving.

Through discussions in the alopecia Facebook community, it has come up that people with this fetish are also active here on Alopecia World, including very recently. So please be mindful of the friendships you make and any related conversations. It does not seem there are any checks and balances on this issue, so some individuals are becoming more bold in their actions. Be clear that their interest is predominantly sexual in nature.

As I believe I noted last time, this post is not meant to instill fear, but rather increase awareness.

Cheers all. : )

Comment by Tanya on December 8, 2012 at 12:56pm

Can't wait to meet ya leachynut!

Comment by Erin Leach on December 8, 2012 at 12:33am

Ohhh I'm very excited to attend to my first Vancouver meetup! Next weekend should work for me :) I haven't been on the site very much but I look forward to meeting you all and making some new connections!!

Comment by Tanya on November 21, 2012 at 2:46am

Hi All! Our next meetup will be on Dec 16th, Sunday! Save the date. Time and location TBD. Hope to see you :)

Comment by Jana on November 5, 2012 at 8:01pm

Hey Everyone! Sorry I have not made the last few meetings. They have not meshed well with my parenting schedule. Hope you are all well. : )

Some of you have heard mention of the idea of an alopecia-exclusive yoga class. Well it is finally in the works! So mark your calendars . . .

Saturday 12 January, 7:45-9pm, Yyoga Highgate, Yin.

The planning has been really exciting, as there is the possibility of extending this concept if it is successful. What my contact at Yyoga is proposing is that we run the class not as a workshop or fundraiser, but as a community connection event, ie. the yoga community supporting the alopecia community. We are looking at having the class be by donation, and I am in the process of contacting Wigs for Kids locally. They just donated a wig to an alopecian girl in Kelowna, but do not highlight alopecia on their website. I think we can change that, particularly if we donate the proceeds of the class to their organization.

So stay tuned! I will share the poster once it is ready. Hoping to see lots of you there!

Cheers. Jana

 

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