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Apple pies and the "Man's handbook"

Finally Friday. Yippee! Youngest DD will have her girlfriend over tonight to pick apples, then put together pies from scratch for a local apple pie contest. The night holds the promise of boisterous giggling, empty pizza boxes and soda cans…plus remnants of whatever other ‘goodies’ they gobble down…not to mention the flour and stickies on the floor, ceiling (don’t ask), counters, pets and young women present. I’m certain the conversations will wander from topic to topic…school, fashion,… Continue

Added by Tony on October 3, 2008 at 12:07pm — 1 Comment

When hair loss is not the problem

Cheryl Carvery I recently read an article that describes alopecia as "a cruel disease that leaves men and women feeling ashamed" as a result of losing their hair.

It was an article about Helen King, a wife and mother of two who has alopecia universalis, which means she has lost all the hair on her body. This happened to her after she had several bouts with alopecia areata, which is the loss of head…

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Added by rj, Co-founder on October 3, 2008 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

My Alopecia Universalis and NAAF

Early in 2006, I considered myself a tough-minded businessman, having recently opened my fourth retail sports memorabilia store in the San Francisco Bay Area. My life changed drastically at the age of thirty eight, when in the span of six weeks, I lost every hair on my body. Eyebrows, eyelashes, a full head of hair - all gone. The beginnings of my experience with Alopecia Universalis sent me into a deep depression. There were many tearful moments. One such moment occurred when I looked into the… Continue

Added by Matt on October 3, 2008 at 11:00am — 6 Comments

inspired

wow! that is all i can say to this site and everyone that has contacted me. i have been reading so many of your stories and i am truely inspired. i want to be like everyone of you and i am tired of hearing myself whine about this. i know that i will have good and bad days but i just want to get to the point that my hair is the least most important thing in my world. why do i constantly have to dwell on this and what does that say about me? there are so many things that i am interested in and so… Continue

Added by Jenn on October 3, 2008 at 10:58am — 4 Comments

Who thinks it is Stress or Emocional? Do you distinguish anything out of normal after and before lossing you hair??

I have been told over the years that the main cause is Stress, and emocional problems, my derm gave up and sent me to psychiatrist cause he belives it is an existencial crisis...

I am not sure what to think to be honest, I do distiguish a Huge issue in my life back in the time when the loss started to get worse. I have been also a scary child since I can remember...

So I have never had the opportuny to ask arround people with the same problem to find out if that might be… Continue

Added by Grace on October 3, 2008 at 1:50am — 10 Comments

Telling a six year old

When I return to my hometown to see my family, I generally spend a lot of my time without my wig on. My parents live on a farm and have no air conditioning, so it's about 900 degrees hotter in the summer than anywhere else in the world.



Most people are used to seeing me without my hair and have little to say about it.



Except my oldest nephew. Ethen is at that inquisitive age where he wants to know the reason for everything. Why my eyes are grey or why Uncle Joe spikes his… Continue

Added by Stephanie on October 2, 2008 at 10:37pm — 7 Comments

i have no idea what to name this

o.m.g. i do not understand guys. ok, justin dumped me 2day. and tommy asked me out like a 1/2 hour later! 2 guys in one week! and i was walking with cole in the hall b4 7th period. and i told him tommy asked me out. so mitchel came up and cole was like "what is that now? 5 in one week?!" im like "no! just 2."

and then mtich whistles like "wow 2 boyfriends in 1 week. wow." it was funny. so i yelled at cole when he went the oposite way "shut up cole!" just teasin. so i got to 7th period and… Continue

Added by Courtney on October 2, 2008 at 5:44pm — 1 Comment

Releasing Toxins

I'm REALLY trying to be positive!! I REALLY want to move forward!! I know I am more than my hair!! I HAVE done this before!! I WILL do it again!! I just need to get all this SHIT out!! I'm not sure how to make a LONG story short!! But I'll try.



In March 2007 I started to lose my hair. By August I had lost SO much I HAD to buy a wig. In the meantime I had seen SIX different doctors!! Each had their own opinion, each ran tests ... NOTHING was working!! However when my OB/GYN put me on… Continue

Added by Celeste Edwards on October 2, 2008 at 5:29pm — 2 Comments

More Pictures - New Wig

My mom and I purchased this wig at Hair for You Salon. I am not sure who the designer is because the tag was removed when Linda was altering it to fit my head. She also cut it so that it had a cute style. It is a little shorter in the back and comes down longer in the front. It fits really well (since she cut it to fit my head) and is really fun. Yay for new hair :)…



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Added by Rachel on October 2, 2008 at 4:41pm — 7 Comments

discovering me

ok, this is my first day on this site. for the last couple of months i have lost my hair and my entire identity. how can that be? i am a really strong and indenpendant person, so why do i feel like my identity is gone? now i feel really shallow. i have been reading the different groups and reading about my new friends struggles and everyone seems so put together and comfortable with what we are going through. i feel like i am in a dark hole and can't get out. the whole wig experience was a… Continue

Added by Jenn on October 2, 2008 at 4:34pm — 3 Comments

Cali by Tony of Beverly - After Fitted to my head

Here is the before picture of the Cali wig I have been wearing.


Here it is, after it was trimmed and altered to fit my little pea head. It looks and fits so much better.

Added by Rachel on October 2, 2008 at 4:33pm — No Comments

Pictures - Eyebrow stencils and Bobbi Brown Gel Eyeliner

As promised...



First, here are a few pictures of my naked face...

And my hair spot - in a bald spot :)



Here's the 'thin' eyebrow stencil and the 'sepia ink' gel eyeliner…

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Added by Rachel on October 2, 2008 at 4:28pm — 2 Comments

My New Drinking friends !!! And getting my own back on a nightmare date......

Well these are two funny storys to tell you all, I went out two weekends ago with my good friend Martin to a pub called The Halfway House in Sutton Coldfield Birmingham England, i have been going to this pub since my hair fell out and everyone treats me really well in there (except Gary Bolton) and ive had some of my best nights out here, Well me and Martin were at the bar and i noticed a hugh heffiner lookalike at the bar (playboy man) and begin talking to him he was about 67 but extremley… Continue

Added by claire on October 2, 2008 at 4:00pm — 9 Comments

Doctor

I went to my doctor the other day for just a routine check up. It was my first time seeing her and I mainly went just so I would have a primary doctor if/when I do get sick (I don't trust the doctors at my university). Anyways, I don't wear a wig so she obviously knew I didn't have hair. She is familiar with alopecia so wasn't surprised when I said I had it. I told her it fell out about 5 years ago and within about 3 weeks. She kept asking me if I was happy living with no hair. I said yes,… Continue

Added by Kristen Ridenhour on October 1, 2008 at 11:18pm — 3 Comments

Well after not being able to hide my bald spots anymore, I have scheduled an appt for a wig fitting...so soon enough I will be sporting a new look! My biggest fear is the questions and reations I wil…

Well after not being able to hide my bald spots anymore, I have scheduled an appt for a wig fitting...so soon enough I will be sporting a new look! My biggest fear is the questions and reations I will receive when I go back to work, should I tell them it's a wig because of alopecia or just play along as if it was my hair? Continue

Added by Esther on October 1, 2008 at 8:12pm — No Comments

Hair

Michaela is lying in bed shouting questions down and she wants to know if it is normal for her hairs to be breaking and the the small spiky bit is falling out, why is this so and not the hair just falling out?

any answers most appreciated

Added by Warren on October 1, 2008 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

Many thanks

Thank you all for the kind words and invites, Michaela and I are doing well she is hopefully going to meet up with a young girl this weekend who has Alopecia and been living with it for some time now so she can get an idea as to how it has affected her life.

Will let you know how it all goes...

Added by Warren on October 1, 2008 at 2:50pm — No Comments

More squaric acid

Yesterday I went to the derm. for my usual....Still have one bare patch near my forehead that did not respond to the last round of squaric acid. So, yesterday I got some injections and more squaric acid applied. Yup, it's already itchy....except this time I have the prescription strength clobetasol propionate gel....so I don't scratch the stuffings out of myself this time.



My other patches are growing in with their usual whitish hairs.....it's only a matter of time again when another… Continue

Added by Georgie on October 1, 2008 at 2:18pm — No Comments

the same procedure as every day...

the same procedure, as every day..

i woke up in the morning, still a bit

tired and lazy.. went to the bathroom,

looking into the mirror.. and, when

trying to do something-nice with my hair,

always the same..

then, back to my bedroom, and the same,

as nearly-every day.. i find some hair on

my bed.. i mean, when sleeping, i don´t

think, i tear it off from my head, so it must

have been dropping-off even while i´m sleeping..

my-god.. one day,… Continue

Added by SylviaBonin2008 on October 1, 2008 at 5:05am — No Comments

Tattooed Eyebrows – Hair Strokes or Not

I am thinking about getting my eyebrows tattooed on and I meet with a person at a salon where I live. I liked her a lot and her portfolio she showed me looked great. The one thing I asked her about was hair stroke tattooed eyebrows. She said that she does not do the hair stroke technique for permanent tattooed eyebrows. Does anyone have any information on the hair stroke technique? The lady I meet was really nice and I liked her portfolio but I just want to get any information before I do this.… Continue

Added by Sarah S on September 30, 2008 at 11:37pm — 3 Comments

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