Recently, I took up running. I'm just starting out, but it's one of the only things that helps releive my stress and make this whole alopecia thing seem more manageable. While running, I wear bandanas, but am totally bummed by the lack of selection at stores near me. They are all cheaply-made, obviously designed for men, or too dark (which when you add sun translates to too hot). Today my friend came over to give me a birthday gift- a totebag filled with dozens of cute, light-colored, girly… Continue

So, I devoted a year to laser therapy (LLT). It didn't work. I look worse than when I started. My hairline is totally gone. The hair near my temples is starting to dissapear. I wear a clip-on lace wig and everyday there is less hair to clip to. I'm just defeated. That was pretty much my last hope. I don't know where to go from here. I can't stand the thought of being totally bald. Some people look beautiful bald. I won't be one of them. I don't know what my next step should be.