Alopecia World
LeslieAnn Butler
Female
Portland, Oregon
United States
Profile Information:
- Relationship Status:
- Engaged
- About Me:
- I'm an artist and author living in Portland, Oregon. I've had aa for about 45 years. My award-winning book, "If Your Hair Falls Out, Keep Dancing!" is still available at a number of online sources including Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Written a few years ago, it's not completely up to date on medical findings, but these are readily available on this site.
Here are a couple of reviews: This "how-to" book provides a much needed text on dealing with emotional and cosmetic aspects of hair loss, whether from alopecia areata or chemotherapy. It details where to find and how to use products for compensating with this loss. It is written in the same bold and bright style that characterizes LeslieAnn's illustrations." -Janet Roberts, M.D., Portland Oregon
"This book is helpful, hopeful, funny and fabulous. It's full of practical advice about wigs, intimate encounters, the inappropriate questions from strangers, and other issues you face when every day is a bad hair day. Women with alopecia, LeslieAnn Butler is your new best friend " -Margie Boul , Columnist, The Oregonian ..
"An essential read, whether you've lost hair, or care about someone who has. Leave it to Leslie Ann to bring humor and glamour to a difficult topic. She is a living testament that the lack of flowing locks is no reason not to live your most glamorous and joyful life. Be inspired and uplifted by this remarkable woman's personal journey." -Nita Lina Howard, Author of A Woman's Journey is Her Legacy
I wrote "If Your Hair Falls Out, Keep Dancing!" to help other people -- particularly women and girls --and it's one that I wish I had been able to find when I discovered I had alopecia years ago.
I have stumbled through all the stages of grief (feeling guilty because, after all, there are worse things than alopecia), figuring out how to look normal, bouncing from one treatment to another, buying and ruining or rejecting dozens of wigs, losing every single hair on my body, figuring out how to tell guys I was dating, living in fear of the wind and someone touching my head…all in all, going from heartbreak to acceptance to joy and confidence. And it's all in the book, along with experiences of others, advice on wigs, makeup, products, treatments -- and how you can celebrate your life with alopecia areata, go after your dreams, and know you're not alone."
Hear a live interview at http://www.insidescooplive.com/author-pages/Butler-LeslieAnn-readin....
Visit my artist web site at www.leslieannbutler.com. - Do you have alopecia?
- Alopecia universalis
- Are you age 18 or older?
- Yes - I am 18 or older
- Your Website (Leave blank if you don't have one):
- http://astore.amazon.com/ngp-20/detail/1933449586
Heather
May 25, 2008
merita hinnant
May 25, 2008
jennifer
May 25, 2008
Gabrielle
yeah i have heard it could stay in!
but im so scared it wont:(
but i gotta rejoice in what i have:D
you are sooo beautiful by the way!
May 25, 2008
Roxana
May 25, 2008
Carol
May 26, 2008
michelle
May 26, 2008
Amber
I like your name to, its really cool.
Im doing good thanks, how are you?
The kids are treating me good though i dont really talk to them.
I really like the sounds of your book. What stores can you get it at??
May 26, 2008
Kate
Hope life is treating you well! I visited portlans a few years ago and loved it. A great city to be in! xx
May 26, 2008
Brigitte
May 26, 2008
Stephanie
May 26, 2008
Joni
May 26, 2008
kat533
Thank you again, Kat
May 26, 2008
Tori
May 26, 2008
Lesley Berry
without the support of my husband and my friends I doubt if I could have been this positive though, but I have never been the type of person to let things get the better of me. I believe in living my life to the full and not letting things rule my life.
Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you again soon.
Lesley x
May 27, 2008
Eileen
thanks for your comment. My spunky seven year old is a girl. Her name is Kelly.
May 27, 2008
Siphnaki
Thanks for asking about my daughter. Thankfully she's doing great - much of that I attribute to our attitude of education and CAP as well as our NAAF involvement. She knows she's not alone and feels good about herself. Don't get me wrong, wehave our moments but she's doing really well!
Siph
May 27, 2008
Cathy
Thank you for your outrreach! I do not have alopecia myself, my teen age daughter has it. May I ask you if you have hair or are you utilizing a wig? You are a very beautiful woman and I would like to point that out to my daughter who is having a tough time. she is at the patchy stage, although getting a lot patchier lately. she does not want to talk about it what so ever despite my trying to get her involved. thanks again!
Cathy
May 27, 2008
Melissa
May 27, 2008
Ev
I was driving up north california (on Highway 1) a couple of months ago and i really thought that it was like Ireland and Scotland so I am sure Oregon is even more similar.
May 27, 2008
Gwen
May 27, 2008
Stephanie
Montreal is a beautiful city, indeed. I've lived here for about 2 years, so my French is only so-so.
I'm so happy you've written a book! I'll be sure to check it out.
May 27, 2008
Gabrielle
i will certainly be coming to you for help:D
May 27, 2008
Catharina
May 27, 2008
Karen Delaney
May 27, 2008
Amanda
May 27, 2008
Trina
Thanks for the comment. Actually I have had au for 10 years so I am pretty good with coping and dealing.. I have my days, but for the most part her knowing that she has me and her dad and the fam has really made me stronger
May 27, 2008
KimB
May 27, 2008
Katiebug
May 27, 2008
Lee
May 27, 2008
Rebecca
May 27, 2008
Antoinette Fernandez
May 28, 2008
Melissa Hall
May 28, 2008
Lee
May 28, 2008
Donna
Yep it sure is fun going from blonde to brunette, I love having fun with my wigs but also feel fine without them. Alopecia has done all it can to me, but it doesn't bother me anymore, this is who I am now. Eyebrow tattoos, false lashes and gel nails as alopecia got those too lol.
Hope you are well too?
Donna x
May 28, 2008
Sarah
Thank you for stopping by. I love your pics you have here you look gr8.
Sarah x
May 28, 2008
Karina Louise
May 28, 2008
Eileen
Kelly is a spitfire by nature, thank goodness. She has almost a complete head of hair right now, with a few noticeable patches. Most of her hair loss is at the back of the neck, along the hairline.
She waffles between growing out her hair to donate, and wanting to shave it off so she can be like other alopecians, as she says!
So, life is good here right now. She has a big transtion for Sept. as she moves to a diff. elementary building in our school district, so we keep our fingers crossed that it will be smooth
thanks again for asking for her.
May 28, 2008
Gina
May 28, 2008
Lise Marie Bordeleau
May 28, 2008
Lesley Berry
What medium do you use?
May 28, 2008
Karen Delaney
May 28, 2008
Barbara E. P. Cartmel
May 28, 2008
cate
thsnk you so much for telling me about Beauti-Full-Brows! i was just at the website, and i'm so excited! i've been struggling for so long, trying to find a better option than having them tattooed on. i hate drawing them on...i can never go anywhere at a moment's notice, and they always end up being completely uneven, which makes me self-conscious of them. especially since i don't wear a wig, so there's nothing to take attention away from my eyebrows.
thanks again for the info...i'm going to order some today...now all i have to do is choose! :-D
May 28, 2008
Ev
May 28, 2008
Roger
Hope youre doing fine. Have you been to a conference before?
Roger.
May 28, 2008
Catharina
May 28, 2008
wendyrayburn
May 28, 2008
Amanda
May 28, 2008
Samantha
May 28, 2008