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- Pacifica, CA
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- I first developed AA when I was 28. I thought it was a side effect of me having chicken pox, a bad marriage and bad hairdresser! I went through the anthralin oinment turning my skin purple, I went through the cortisone injections and finally I just said forget it! I have hair now 20 years later but it has a mind of its own! Some months I am good, then I feel the burn and voila! A bald spot. Sometimes my children notice the "spots" first, my 7 year old will try and cover it with my hair..she says hold still mommy, I'm hiding your spot!
I have yet to watch your video, but you were right on it when you said the body is healthy but the psyche is what suffers. I still deal with esteem issues...getting tattooed eyesbrows helped with some of that. i wear glasses more than my contact lenses because I went without eyelashes for so long, I learned to hide behind the glasses! Now they are fashionable to wear and I love getting new ones to "change-up"!
I don't expect miracles, I have a loving family who loves me the way I am and when that last strand decides it doesn't want to grow back...I will deal with it like a champ the best I can.
- Do you have alopecia?
- Alopecia areata
- Are you age 18 or older?
- Yes - I am 18 or older
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Tracy
I know how hard alopecia can be; I have had it for about 30 years. After I became the spokesperson for the National Alopecia Areata Foundation, a lot of women were needing my help and support, so I wrote a book called, "If Your Hair Falls Out, Keep Dancing!" You can find out more on my page -- and it's available on this site under "Bookshelf." Let me know if there's anything else I can do!
LeslieAnn