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Family Acceptance Issues - Help!

Hi Everyone - I've had severe AA for roughly the past 2 years now. I just recently purchased my first wig in March 2010 since I was no longer able to cover up my bald spots, and I was tired of getting painful shots into my scalp. All the while, my future mother-in-law always added her 2 cents and thought she was a doctor by saying I don't eat enough meat, eggs, so on and so on. She even made an exercise comment. I definitely consider myself a healthy eater for the most part. I love fruits and… Continue

Added by Nikki on June 8, 2010 at 10:32am — 6 Comments

Dotty's Inspirational/Motivational Reflection

Achieve Your Dreams

by Author Unknown



Life is what happens while you are making other plans.



A person of words and not deeds

is like a garden full of weeds.



It's better to be trusted than liked, Underpromise - Overperform.

The key to happiness and success is to have a dream.

All the flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of today.

You always pass failure on the way to success.



You have to wake up in order for… Continue

Added by Dotty on June 8, 2010 at 1:20am — No Comments

IN ONE WEEK

In one week I have:



Made new friends, laughed, cried, looked in the mirror differently, been encouraged, laughed, been inspired, have received great advice, read lots of stories; lost all of my eyebrows; learned how to draw(on my face); felt comfortable; felt welcomed, taken my first wigless picture and learned to love my bald head more each day! The only thing that I am dissapointed about is that I didn't find this site full of beautiful bald people sooner!! Thank you… Continue

Added by Kim Burns on June 7, 2010 at 4:30pm — 16 Comments

Some days just don't go my way

So a beautiful sunny San Francisco day and I'm off for a bike ride. I load my bike on the rack of the mini cooper and away I go. I buy a lemonade from some kids on the way. That must be some good karma right. No, I stop at an intersection and crash I get rear ended by a little old lady in a Accord. Dazed and confused is no way to do the police report. I was not in pain but I was disoriented and nauseous. The police said looks like my cars drivable but not the plastic wheel well was wedged into… Continue

Added by Kevin Woolen on June 6, 2010 at 9:06pm — 5 Comments

My Daughter!

Just an update from my blog I posted Friday about mixed emotions!

Saturday I was very nervous getting to the shopping center, but once I stepped in there, it wasn't about me,it was about my daughter and her grad dress,,instead of being scared of my hair, I found myself hiding back my tears seeing my daughter in the grad dress we bought her.

I got through my Saturday and my Sunday with my beautiful family whom I love dearly .

It was a happy week-end for me one I haven't had in a… Continue

Added by Lisa-Lynn Marini on June 6, 2010 at 4:12pm — 2 Comments

Dotty's Inspirational/Motivational Reflection

You Can Be Whatever You Want To Be!

by: Donna Levine



There is inside you

All of the potential

To be whatever you want to be;

All of the energy

To do whatever you want to do.

Imagine yourself as you would like to be,

Doing what you want to do,

And each day, take one step

Towards your dream.

And though at times it may seem too

difficult to continue,

Hold on to your dream.

One morning you will awake to find

That… Continue

Added by Dotty on June 5, 2010 at 8:33pm — No Comments

I DID IT!

i know, its about time! i am SO happy to be shaved! GO ME! once i shaved it off, i couldnt believe how many bald spots i had that i didnt see before! i cant wait for monday to see how my boss reacts. lol

Added by Jennifer Easter on June 5, 2010 at 2:43pm — 25 Comments

This is wearing me down

Hi, I have had AT since the summer before my senior year of high school. Great timing! I was so embarrassed, and wore a wig to school and never told anyone. I made my mother tell the moms of a couple of my close friends and thats it. I always felt that people were staring at me. I went off to college and dealt with it, but only told my roommates and then it was never spoken of. It has been 20 years and I am just so tired of "dealing with it". I thought I accepted it but don't know if deep down… Continue

Added by Leslee on June 5, 2010 at 6:30am — 15 Comments

Dotty's Inspirational/Motivational Reflection

You Better Slow Down

By: David L. Weatherford



Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round,

or listened to rain slapping the ground?

Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight,

or gazed at the sun fading into the night?



You better slow down, don't dance so fast,

time is short, the music won't last.



Do you run through each day on the fly,

When you ask "How are you?", do you hear the reply?

When the day is done, do you… Continue

Added by Dotty on June 5, 2010 at 1:56am — No Comments

Where can I get Blinkies

hey everyone! i have read so much about the product Blinkies. i can't seem to buy them online anywhere. i have searched there website, www.blinkiesonline.com, and can't find where you can actually purchase and order the eyelashes. HELP!! i wanna try them so bad for my wedding in october.

i also need some advice for artificial eyebrows. anyone tried them. which are the best.

Added by Amber on June 5, 2010 at 1:49am — No Comments

"A Smile To Remember"

I know I post quite a few blogs but this one touched my heart.

My daughter came downstairs as I was watching tv and says to me, Mom could you please flat iron my hair?,I told her please dont ruin your beautiful curls they are gorgeous, she begged me. Needless to say after trying to convince her NOT to iron her hair out I did it for her.

She went upstairs to her room and about 20 minutes later she came back downstairs and said,Look at me now, I'm almost as beautiful as you mom!! What… Continue

Added by Lisa-Lynn Marini on June 4, 2010 at 2:28pm — 2 Comments

Beautiful Bald Woman on Recent 30 Rock Episode

If you have the most recent 30 Rock episode on DVR or taped, (or can watch it online) take a look at the very last scene. There is a choir singing at a wedding, groovin' on the 30 Rock Theme Song. It's at the very end of the episode (I think it may be the season finale). I just watched it for the first time last night.



There is a beautiful, totally bald woman in the middle of the choir! A couple of shots show her very well. There is no dialog, no explanation, and she's just a… Continue

Added by Mary on June 4, 2010 at 10:17am — 6 Comments

"Mixed Emotions"

Tomorrow My husband,my oldest daughter and myself are going to buy her grade 8 grad dress. This is going ot be my first time going shopping since i've started losing my hair.Yes it's covered however i'm sure most of you know what I mean, it's still not the same, its NOT mine!!

I'm looking forward to being with my husband to do this but at the same time i'm NOT ,all those gorgeous girls be around shopping and brings me to think,my husband could have alot better than me.This morning I… Continue

Added by Lisa-Lynn Marini on June 4, 2010 at 8:45am — 3 Comments

True Friends

When you are sad,

I will dry your tears.

When you are scared,

I will comfort your fears.



When you are worried,

I will give you hope.

When you are confused,

I will help you cope.



And when you are lost

and can't see the light,

I shall be your beacon,

shining ever so bright.



This is my oath,

I pledge till the end.

Why you may ask,

because you're a friend.



In a friendship

We're free to… Continue

Added by Dotty on June 3, 2010 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Dotty's Inspirational/Motivational Reflection

Angels Unaware

By: Author Unknown



It was a rainy night in New Orleans

At a bus station in the town,

I watched a young girl weeping

As her baggage was taken down.



It seems she'd lost her ticket

Changing buses in the night.

She begged them not to leave her there

With no sign of help in sight.



The bus driver had a face of stone

And his heart was surely the same.

"Losing your ticket's like losing cash money" he… Continue

Added by Dotty on June 3, 2010 at 1:56am — 1 Comment

Acceptance!

Trying to avoid my friends since I started losing my hair, was the hardest thing to do, but I did it!

I was afraid of what they would think of me or if they would say anything I wouldn't want to hear.

I decided yesterday afternoon that I miss my friends, I miss my morning meetings with them, so I thought OK THAT'S IT!! I met with them yesterday evening while all our kids played together,we had a nice talk about what I was going through and the greatest thing I heard from them was ,"… Continue

Added by Lisa-Lynn Marini on June 2, 2010 at 11:15am — 6 Comments

Memorial Day weekend & trip

so i went to visit my parents for a week with the baby & was pleasantly suprised about how easy it was going thru the airport security! no one even hesitated with me wearing my bandana.

as for memorial day weekend, i chickened out, again... i dont know what its going to take for me to actully go thru with shaving my head. its just such a huge step. i know it would be nice to stop obsessing about my hair so much, but its REALLY hard! my husband keeps joking that hes going to do it while… Continue

Added by Jennifer Easter on June 2, 2010 at 7:43am — 13 Comments

Scarf

So I wore a scarf to work today instead of my wig. I was nervous going in to work but everyone was excited to see my new look. I don't know if I will do it again tomorrow but today was great. I even went shopping with a friend and out to dinner. One giant step for this woman!!!!!!!!

Added by Roslyn on June 1, 2010 at 10:30pm — 5 Comments

The Sharpie Marker

On the last day of school this year, I was sitting against lockers signing students' yearbooks. A student comes up to me and says, "What would you do if I wrote on your head?" I was half paying attention and shrugged my shoulders with a little laugh. The next thing I know a smiley face was being drawn on my head. So started the line of kids waiting to make a mark on my bald head. A day I'll never forget and a testimony to how comfortable these students have become with someone who is a little… Continue

Added by Jill on June 1, 2010 at 10:50am — 9 Comments

Just feeling blah!

This past weekend was my 37th birthday and I have a great boyfriend in my life, but he often thinks of himself before he thinks of me. I was not so happy that I had to spend almost an entire day with his friends whose lives revolve around drinking so much they make you want to punch them. I am trying really hard to stay away from people who bring negativity to my life. My bf has a drinking problem and over the past year he has been doing pretty good at limiting himself. The people he calls his… Continue

Added by Dana Kozlowski on June 1, 2010 at 9:03am — 5 Comments

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