Hi Lori,

I wanted to welcome you to Alopecia World. I can honestly say that we are a great community here and I hope you enjoy the time you spend with us.

Cheryl
co-founder

Hi Lori, I am Cindy and I have a 6 yr old daughter with AA..Nice to meet you...Cindy

Hi Lori,
How is your daughter handling this? Sometimes they handle it better than the moms do!
LeslieAnn

Hi, Lori...I live in Arkansas. Alicia is 9 going into 4th grade. She has not needed a full wig, yet, but she has lost the entire left side of her head this summer. I am not sure when to shop for wigs, b/c she doesn't need one now, but I want to be prepared. For now, hats and the "creative" hair parting has worked! Thanks so much for your comments!

Hi Lori,
I did get your message regarding the get together in Boston. I work every weekend, but I asked for the weekend of Sept. 20 & 21 off because my friend Terry only has her kids every other weekend and that was a good one for both of us. I saw your message on AASC also and I noticed that you posted that was not a good weekend for you. I really hope to be able to coordinate something for everyone. Are you busy the whole weekend? Maybe we can meet up on Sunday? Keep me posted of your plans. Thanx for the interest.
Love and Hugs,
Dotty

Hi Lori, how is your summer going? Did you ever decide to go the hair club with Alyssa? Samantha is getting her new hair on Wed and will post a pic then. Her treatments are working and hair is filling in. How are things going for Alyssa? take care, Cindy

Hi Lori,
Well, the weekend of the 20th is out for me. I work weekends and I was denied the time off for that week. But, I will be taking the weekend before off whether they let me or not. I will call out sick if I have to. Is that a better time for you? There is a tattoo convention in Boston that weekend so I figure we can do something in Boston that weekend because I would love to catch the tattoo convention too. I haven't been able to catch a NAAF meeting because I am always at work, but I have talked to Susan Turner (group leader) before, and I do get the newsletters. The next meeting is on August 17th in Nottingham which I'm pretty sure is at Susan's house. I think you should go. You are really close to me. I live in Effingham (near Ossipee). I was just in Rochester for a foster care class a few weeks ago. I'm only about 40 minutes north of you off Rte 16. I'm excited to be able to meet more people. Let me know what you think.
Love and Hugs,
Dotty

Thanks Lori..The staff are super nice at the hair club and they nailed Sam's color just from pictures. We went back yesterday to trim it more and now it is a perfect cut that looks more like her old style...We went out today and bought some new hair accessories now that she can wear them again. Enjoy the rest of the summer. I can't believe we go back in less then 2 weeks..Cindy

Hi Lori,
It's just going to be an informal lunch or dinner. I'm thinking maybe brunch? I love going out for brunch. What do you think? Of course your daughter can come. I would love to meet her. I'm getting really excited and I will start looking into places this week. If you have any ideas, let me know. I will keep you updated.
Love and Hugs,
Dotty

Hi again,
It's at the Boston Center for The Arts, 539 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116. It starts on Friday and continues through Sunday. I'm thinking that Saturday is good for our meeting maybe 10 or 11a.m.? My email addy is hottie_dotty@hotmail.com. It's probably easier to keep in touch that way. Do you have any Instant messenger services? I have MSN messenger, Yahoo Messenger, and AOL messenger. Let me know and we can actually chat.
Love and Hugs,
Dotty

Hi Lori,
Looks like September 13th it is. We are throwing out ideas on places. I have had suggestions of The Cheesecake factory, Vinny T's (Italian), and Firefly (BBQ). I was thinking around 11 - 12ish for brunch or lunch. Let me know your thoughts. I'm really getting very excited. I can't wait to meet everyone.
Love and Hugs,
Dotty

Nice to hear from you. No, I have not heard from her teacher yet and I am upset about it. I sent a written note into school today with a copy of the email I wrote. So far, she has not come home unhappy. She loves her new wig and had pics taken last week. Her hair is growing in with color, but we have a long way to go before she will have enough to go without. Her eyebrows are starting to come in sparse white hairs. How is Alyssa? Have you decided to go to the Hair Club for a consult? I don't see her wearing any other wig as long as she needs one. At least for now.

HI Lori,
I'm trying to get a head count for Saturday. Can you please let me know for sure if you are planning to attend. Thanx a bunch. I hope you can make it. I can't wait to meet everyone. I have a little something for everyone :-) Hope to see you there.
Love and Hugs,
Dotty

Lori, are you coming Saturday?

Dear Lori:
Hi, I'm Cynthia and I have a daughter that is 8 yrs old also. She too has aa. I would love to chat sometime and maybe the girls could chat too. Take care,
Cynthia (B.C., Canada)

That is great news about Alyssa...It will be nice to see you guys again. I don't think my husband is going to come along with us either..I plan to toot around Boston for the afternoon anyways..See you Saturday.

Dear Lori:
Hi, It's Cynthia and Taylor-Jean. I'm so glad to hear back from you. Tay started losing her hair at the same age as Alyssa. She too lost over half of her hair last year (each time has increased significantly), and she too is in 3rd grade. Right now she has her hair grown back to about an inch in length (the spots/areas that were lost), but 3 nights ago we found a new bald patch starting and growing bigger quite quickly. I went to the NAAF and ordered the DVD that they offer for free. I got 2 copies (1 for us and 1 for Taylor-Jeans school). I don't know if you already have it, but it is FABULOUS! It has given her some new confidence that she has needed sooo badly. I can't believe how much the girls have in common already. Take care and we will talk again real soon!
Cynthia & Taylor-Jean

Hi Lori, how are things going? Any changes with Alyssa?

Hi Lori, I posted some regrowth pics!!

Hi Lori,
How are you doing? I hope your holidays were awesome. We have set a date for another get together. It is going to be on January 31st. I hope you and Alyssa can attend again. We had so much fun meeting everyone. I am getting excited already. Let me know what you think. Give Alyssa a big hug for me please.
Love and Hugs,
Dotty

Hi Lori! My daughter is 8yrs old and has AA and we are in Burlington, MA. I would love to connect with you. Tale care. Lisa

Hi Lori,
How's things my friend? I wanted to let you know that we are planning an "Alopecia beauty day" at a boutique in Chelmsford on June 7th as our first official awareness event. They are opening the boutique just for us and we can try on clothes, take lots of pics, and just have fun together. I got at least 40 dress up costumes for the kids. It is going to be so much fun. I hope you and Alyssa can make it. We are going to do a buffet brunch at the hotel nearby first and then go to the boutique. I hope you can make it. I know it will be great!!! Miss you much. Say hi to the family.
Love and Hugs,
Dotty