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In sickness and in health

Sitting outside yesterday evening watching my children play with their friends, my mind starts to wander and I find myself full of 'What if's".

, Scared of one of my IF"S I decided to just come out and ask my husband,"What IF I turn bald within time, how will you feel towards me? I almost lost my finger when i asked that,I thought he'd either change the topic or just avoid to answer me all together.

instead I got a hug and he said," in sickness and in health." He went on to explain… Continue

Added by Lisa-Lynn Marini on May 28, 2010 at 4:10pm — 3 Comments

Kick in the teeth!

Never mentioned this before, but i got dumped a month after this started after 4 years, and whilst my ex was 6 months pregnant.......talk about kicking a guy when hes down!!! very shallow person!!!

Added by Shane Beard on May 28, 2010 at 3:52pm — 2 Comments

The trials and tribulations

Sometimes there is nothing left to do but laugh.



The story so far...



Hair falling out

= sadness

= search for solution



Enter minoxidil

= tiny hairs on head

but more hair on face... sigh



More hair falling out

= more sadness

= more searching for solution



Enter Toppik

= some camouflage



But.....BUT...



solution 1 + 2

= Tiny but mighty beard/sideburn/ freaky… Continue

Added by Scaredandhopeful on May 28, 2010 at 3:09am — 3 Comments

No One Knows!

I got up this morning to the usual routine,coffee,getting kids off to school, went upstairs and showered, fixed up my extensions I have added in to hide my many spots.

Things were good, I had to take my son to the dr's this morning, and as I was waiting my turn in line ,a pretty girl walks by with her long hair waving everywhere and all of a sudden I found myself fighting to keep the tears back so no one would see ,especially my son.

I stand there thinking to myself , God please tell… Continue

Added by Lisa-Lynn Marini on May 27, 2010 at 11:19am — 5 Comments

The first wig experience

So did I find a wig?

Unfortunately not. Nothing was exactly right.



So what did I find?

Unbelievable peace of mind. The road ahead is long and I'm so far away from being where I want to be but today I felt I turned my attention to the right road.

The wrong road is where I am currently, driving full speed, it is where I feel ashamed about the hair loss, where I feel like it is all my fault somehow, like I did something wrong. That I will somehow be judged as less than… Continue

Added by Scaredandhopeful on May 27, 2010 at 3:44am — 4 Comments

Gruss Gott from Bavaria

Hello, everyone, I am new to Alopecia World and relatively new to the world of Alopecia. I started losing my hair last September ('09) and finally shaved my head in December ('09) when I was tired of sweeping the bathroom floor everyday. If it is true that God knows every hair on your head then I feel really sorry for him and he should take up better hobbies!



Probably like everyone else, I had a few bouts of spotty alopecia that my friends always blamed on my stylist for cutting me… Continue

Added by Melanie Maurey on May 26, 2010 at 2:47pm — 4 Comments

The way ahead

Faking it till I make it.



That is my way out of this depressive I find myself wallowing in. I have been inspired by any on this site but most recently by Mish you is optimism personified. I want a piece of cake she is eating. A large slice of that cake :)



I am sick to death of letting 200 hundered bit of dead keratin wafting around me rule my day. I am more than my hair, I have so much to give this world, but if I let the hair be the focus then I will fail. I am going to… Continue

Added by Scaredandhopeful on May 26, 2010 at 7:09am — 5 Comments

The Dermatologist

Well, it's three months today since I discovered my baldy patch, and this week I finally had my appointment with the dermatologist. She was very nice, measured the patch (it's 4.5cm x 5cm for the record), checked through my head to see if there were any more (there aren't) and prescribed me something called synalar gel, which I am to apply thinly every night before I go to bed. I am not sure if it will do anything, or if I am even bothered; it'll either grow back or it won't!



My main… Continue

Added by Nicola Jones on May 26, 2010 at 5:40am — 1 Comment

Dotty's Inspirational/Motivational Reflection

"When faced with a tough choice, pause for a moment and think what your Mother would say about your decision."

Added by Dotty on May 26, 2010 at 1:04am — No Comments

Out of the Mouths of Babes

Today I decided to have the big chop. To stop hanging onto the straggly few long hairs I had hanging sadly down my back and proactively face this thing called Alopecia. It was very liberating to see the hair falling and know it was at MY hand and I was in control.



So, feeling fantastic, with a lovely red bandanna covering the balding spot I went off to fetch my kids (7, 5 and 21 months) from school. They each had a friend to play, so in my car, I had 6 kids and my daughter (7) says… Continue

Added by Michelle L on May 25, 2010 at 8:57am — 5 Comments

24th may 2010

i know only have 1 and a half eyebrows!! and my lovely long lashes are going too, Grrrrrrrrr oh well still got my health, bring it on, you wont break me!

Added by Shane Beard on May 24, 2010 at 10:44am — No Comments

Dotty's Inspirational/Motivational Reflection

"One day in retrospect the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful."

Added by Dotty on May 23, 2010 at 7:26pm — No Comments

Behaved badly

well i was out on friday nite with friends havin a great time but got really drunk, this guy was chattin me up outside after pub closed but then tried chattin my friend up to, i cant remember much about it but he was slaggin me off my friend said he was slaggin my hair, (wig) still dont know wat he said but it must have bn bad as i punched him in the face, i never ever fight infact i cant even watch fights but to take a reaction like this is totally out of character for me, i do feel quite… Continue

Added by lynne on May 23, 2010 at 3:01pm — 11 Comments

I Am At My Breaking Point, [Forget] Life

Sadness... swiftly pierces through my flesh and rips away at my insides. I am so consumed with the internal pain that has taken up a permanent residence deep within the core of my being. The mask i wear that displays a warm smile is beginning to shatter, and the broken insecure woman within is starting to resurface. She is angry, she is hurt, and she is crying out for help...or at least some form of peace. In my mind, i am a prisoner in the coldest cell you could ever imagine. This place is so… Continue

Added by Danielle Pace on May 23, 2010 at 1:54pm — 9 Comments

Mum's hands

This was a poem written to me by my wonderful daughter, not about alopecia, but other traumatic events in my family. My interpretation is below the poem. I share it because my daughter is so special to me and through her own terrible experiences has gained insight into my family's pattern of disfunction.



The edges perceived

A shaded circumference

Round staged lives

An inherited image

Seen stagnant and solid

Made mortal and mean

Through matriarchal… Continue

Added by Pat on May 23, 2010 at 11:42am — No Comments

How has it changed your life?

So I am having a bad, bad day of shedding related angst today. Stress. The irony of it is that my hair loss is both contributing to and is exacerbated by stress. Of all the rotten luck. Make it go away please.

This site though has been a god send. Particularly in my current state of gloominess, I am surrounded by a buch of extremely fair maidens who instead of perching on rocks mournfully waiting for their knight errant to come and slay their dragons for them, they went ahead and did it… Continue

Added by Scaredandhopeful on May 22, 2010 at 10:00pm — 1 Comment

Dotty's Inspirational/Motivational Reflection

"Faith in something greater than ourselves enables us to do what we have said we'll do, to press forward when we are tired or hurt or afraid, to keep going when the challenge seems overwhelming and the course is entirely uncertain."

Added by Dotty on May 22, 2010 at 4:08am — No Comments

Alopecia Day

When is National Alopecia Day in the US?

Added by Georgia Sarivalas on May 22, 2010 at 3:53am — 1 Comment

Second Opinion

Hanson Mania vs. Bieber Fever!!



I'm a die-hard Hanson fan. For life. [Think back to 1997, "Mmmbop"!!] Recently though, I've become a big Justin Bieber fan, I just can't stay away from the Pop music! I watched JB's performance on American Idol from last night and he's just adorable. Haha. The point to this mini-tangent, is that Hanson is coming to Portland!! They're doing a Summer tour, finally, having had Fall/Winter tours the past couple years. Ideally I would love to go see Hanson… Continue

Added by Ellen Burns on May 21, 2010 at 10:53pm — 4 Comments

A little eyebrow history!

Have you ever considered why your eyebrows are such an important feature on your face? Consider this - almost 50% of communication is done non-verbally. We tend to use many parts of our body to communicate, however, our face is arguably the most expressive part of our body. Our eyes alone can reveal many emotions such as anger, fear, or sadness but one feature that is often overlooked is the important role our eyebrows play in our ability to communicate non-verbally. Our eyebrows are actually… Continue

Added by Susan Beausang on May 21, 2010 at 4:16pm — No Comments

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