hi hope everybody had a good Christmas.im posting this blog to see if anyone has any good ideas.i love tattoos and i was wanting to have another done but i like them to represent things in my life,i was trying to think of something to represent alopecia as it has been a struggle and had a big impact in my life...in a way iv learnt a lot about myself through losing my hair. any ideas anyone has would be greatly appreciated thanx x

I am asking any of you who have decided to give speeches to schools or classes...what questions usually come up? What information do you include in your presentations? I am thinking of doing this, as an alopecian since 1963 and as a teacher now...I think I can help.

I was in town today, hitting the post-chrissie sales with my dad. I wore one of my pretty triangle scarves. We stopped for coffee and sat outside. Amoung the many people walking past was a family with a little girl in a pink dress who kept staring at me. Little Girl said the best thing ever. "Is that a pirate?".
Then she walked into a post. Which was only funny because she wasn't hurt.

But I love that, the kid logic. Scarf = Pirate. Completely awesome.

As of now I know that I have spots of hair loss, around my ear, and on my side burns and have medication for it, but unsure of what else could happen and why this happened to me. Ive had this for 2 months now. I don't go out anymore, I find it extremely hard to keep this off my mind and very insecure about myself. I only wish I knew how i got this and how I can resolve this.

My best friend called me earlier today to let me know that her husband noticed a video on MSNBC that talked about Alopecia. He thought I might want to see it. I found it, and I thought I would share with you all. It mostly talks about Alopecia Areata, and it tells a young girl's story. It also mentions an organization that helps young children with hair loss from medical reasons. I think it aired on the TODAY Show recently, but I don't know when. Here is the link to view it...…

New group for women and men for women who do not mind men with hair loss

I like to wish my alpoecia family a very Merry Christmas . I hope you got you want this year.

In the following link, you can find a forum of Iranian discussion about AA in Farsi:

http://www.alopecia.ir/

All the best,

I discovered a new word today: Calvous — lacking all or most of the hair on the head; bald!

A small moan: Anyone who read/reads my last blog post would see I dyed my wig a much darker colour then it was previously.

Out of everyone in work, only one person has noticed and commented on it, and she only works in the canteen, not really I spend a lot of time with.

I don’t know if they all know it’s a wig and don’t know what to say, or if they just do not take half as much notice to hair as I thought they might.

It’s in some ways upsetting, making me more…

When I first was diagnosed with Alopecia 6 years ago besides crying every time i looked at myself in the mirror, I shut everyone out of my life. I stopped going out because i was self conscious and stopped talking to my friends and family because I felt they wouldn't understand. When I was diagnosed there weren't really any support groups that I was aware of so I felt like I had to go through it alone. I didn't even tell my family until much later.

Having a conversation with one of my…

So....my 11 year old daughter lost ALL of her hair in the last month and a half or so. We only have a half wig now (a flash) b/c everything else takes so long to order. She has been wearing that to school since after Thanksgiving and hasn't had any major issues. When she originally got it, she had hair on the back of her head to blend w/the hair on the flash piece. Now, she doesn't. So if the hair moves at all you can see the bald spots on her scalp. So....today at school a kid asked if they…

On the NAAF feed on Facebook this morning there is a fantastic picture of the Disney princesses sans hair. It made me smile and got me thinking...

I was watching Shrek the other night with my kids. It was the movie with the princesses (Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Cinderella...Shrek II perhaps?) The main villainess turns out to be Rapunzel coupled with that Nasty Prince Charming. As Shrek and Fiona conquer all things evil including the dubious Rapunzel and Charming, what should happen…

Hello all! It's been a while since I've been on last. I recently went to a dermatologist. Didn't go to well but I asked the doctor if there were any support groups in our area. There are some but an hour or 2 away. The doctor suggested I start one in our community. I would appreciate some advice here please. What do I do? How do I do this?
Please and Thank you :D

I just wanted to start off by saying I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas.

Looking back on the year pass, I amaze myself by how genuinely happy I have been. Yes I still have bad days but dont we all? And yes I still have hair memories. But how can you not when you see commercial after commercial with hair flipping all over the place. We definitely need to see some fabulous bald ladies in commercials. But during those moments I just rub my smooth head and I feel better.…

My 16 month old has been diagnosed with Alopecia, so I am talking to everyone who knows anything about this problem. Someone mentioned if this could be related to Radon Gas, and If I ever have tested my house for Radon. So I went first thing today morning and got a Radon Test Kit which takes about 2 weeks to get results, and I am growing impatient to figure out if it could be related. Has anyone who suffering from Alopecia looked into Radon gas in their house or work place?

Well I decided I wanted to dye my ‘human hair’ wig yesterday, for a Christmas boost. I had done it before and it has become a bit of an addiction, why buy a new colour when I can boost this one just a little more… I always worry though. Just before I start thinking, what if all the hair falls off, and then what? But I do it anyhow.

Now I have read a number of times, always go for a shade lighter then you want, and never leave it in for the full time.

The first time I dyed my hair…

Does anyone know if Rogaine works for Alopecia?

I thought i was coping with this ok... i thought i was accepting it... but today was bad, we are going out to the bar tomorrow, and its the first time since i shaved my head. i barely wear my wig now because i hate the feeling of it so much, so i figured i could find something to wear to make it look amazing without hair.. but everything looks ten times better when i put my wig on... i picked out a dress, and then put the wig on and my friends said, and i also agreed, that it looks way…

People never cease to amaze me. So this woman at church came up to me last Wednesday,and asked me if I was wearing a wig. I was shocked and I started stuttering, and then I finally told her "yes", with a smile. She then asked me "why, because Indian woman have beautiful hair"? and I noticed that I was about to tear up so just then I took my mind somewhere else as I answered " I have a form of Alopecia". She then asked what that was, so I told her. It's surprising to me sometimes that some…