this weekend i got my first real haircuts since january. my mom had trimmed up the ends a while ago, but this was the first real cut. my strategy was to wait as long as possible to let some of the new growth lengthen before getting a cut, but i could not stand all of the straggle-y hair any longer. so, he shaped it up about as well as he could given what he had to work with. this also meant changing my part (which, as you can imagine, always feels weird) because my hair seems to naturally be… Continue

I had a follow-up visit with my doctor today. She's just great and I am always encouraged after seeing her. I noticed the first signs of regrowth in March (I'm talking microscopic here), by April it was a wee bit more visible though I was really quite bald. Had about 20% of my hair still hanging on for dear life. Throughout April it really came in and now I have a good bit of coverage. Still a little sparse on top but I am hopeful that if it continues at this rate it will fill in… Continue