It's so hard talking to my mother about alopecia areata as it always ends up with her sobbing a little. Don't get me wrong, I know she loves me and wants to help and is supporting me the best that she can. But it still gets to me as I end up worrying that I'm stressing her out. In a way, it helps that she's miles and miles away in Canada and not here. I'm not sure I could handle her fussing over me in person. I try all sorts of approaches, like joking about it to alleviate the tension and her… Continue

Last week I encountered a rather inquisitive courier. He looked at me and asked straight out, "Is that your real hair?" Feeling annoyed at his lack of sensitivity, i just looked at him. Also, I was caught off guard as nobody has ever asked me before! Most people that see me with my wig on just asks me where I get my hair done because it looks good. :) So I guess I can let just one guy slide.. Continue