Hello,

I have a wig boutique in Toronto and a I am often asked this question: Is there any financial help for alopecian teenagers still in school?

If anyone can help please contact me.

I would love to help and advise these teenagers.

Best
Gabi

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My name is Islem, i'm from TUNISIA, i'm 26 years old, i would like to share my story for a long time ago but i didn't have the courage to publish it. Actually I leaved alopecia world for a while and now I’m back. So here we go..

2000 : I was diagnosed by Thyroid problems, it’s okay I take my medication and everything going well.

June 2001 : I had alopecia since i was 14, i admit that at that age i didn't really know what's going on with my hair I thought it was just a…

I found out the coolest thing today!!! My Utah Studies teacher Mrs. Winn used to have a form of Alopecia. She asked me about my hair today so we had a little conversation about my Alopecia and how she used to have it. I brought up Alec my Alopecia Buddy because he is in her first period class with my friend Emily (I have it eighth period) so yeah I just thought it would be fun and cool to tell you guys!!!

Dear all,

I have suffered from AA for around 3 years, developing into a mixture of AA and AU over time. At some point, I mostly had no hair on my head, and several patches all around.

In June I started treatment with SADBE and I have to say that my hair has gone back in full (no eyelashes though, as the medicine that I take is not good for the eyes). I am not sure how long the effects will last, but I can guarantee that I look now exactly the same as before suffering from…

Hi,

I was just wondering....how do you know when it is the right
time to tell a person you are interested in dating about
your "oddity" I met this guy..and I've seen him a few times but he hasn't a clue I'm completely bald.. I have AT (so far)...I feel like I'm being a fraud and dishonest:/ It's very emotionally draining..
TY...
Ellen:)

about five years ago i was diagnosed with alopecia areata and had about 3 bald spots that were completely hidable. I was going through a really stressful time in life and i completely associated my bald spots to that. it went away and the spots grew back completely(i also was a lot less stressed out) got back to my breezy self. it came back about two years after that a little bit worse(also at a time of stress, when i had just gotten pregnant) but that too grew back completely. now, after i…

I turned 31 this past summer and it seems like just yesterday I was in 5th grade. 20 years ago was the year that changed my life and set me on a collision course with God!

I was sitting in Mrs. Thorburn’s class in Brookings School. Mrs. Thorburn was an incredible teacher who didn’t put up with nonsense and we got along great because I loved to be the class clown! She was my favorite teacher in 5th grade and that year turned out to be a year I would never forget.

I had semi-long…

Hi everyone,

I've just joined and really want to share the things I've found most effective for treating alopecia areata.

1) Go straight to a proper Trichologist. Don't bother with dermatologists as, like G.P's, they tend to just prescribe topical steroids, (which I was uncomfortable using and found to be rubbish)

2) Get your iron level checked. The optimum ferritin level is between 70 and 100, and levels lower than that are associated with fatigue, breathlessness and…

Hi! I am about to turn 35 years old and after doing some math, realized I have been dealing with AA for 15 years now. It started my freshman year of college - one morning I woke up and most of both my eyebrows had fallen out. I actually didn't really worry too much about it. As time went on, though, the hair on the right side of my head started to recede all along the hairline, along with the right eyebrow. The left side of my head was perfect! This went on for years. I visited doctors and…

Hi, everyone,

How do you deal with potential dates? I have tried wearing a wig and hated it, so am now going to try wearing a bandana while trying treatment with Minoxidil.

I believe that one of my potential 'romantic' possibilities has been put off by my alopecia, and I really don't see any future 'possibilities' while my scalp is getting more bald. It annoys me on two counts - (1) - I obviously don't like losing my hair, but (2) on the other hand, I still have more hair than…

We can live happily without hair if you have someone you love, love is the engine of life, without it we are unhappy even if you have the beauty of Venus and silver Crésus.

Well, one day left in September. Alopecia Awareness Month. Been a good one this year, the Liverpool Alopecia Flashmob went up on Youtube and now over 23K views! Yay!

Hey, I was just wondering what are some of your favorite sports to watch/play? I myself enjoy playing softball, soccer, volleyball, and football. (With my cousins not legitimate football!!!) I enjoy watching football, wrestling, and baseball.

Hi There,

I haven't been on hear for ages. What's happening?

My daughter is 3yrs old and she has AT, recently she started putting pants on her head pretending its hair and she's telling me that she wants hair- what should I tell her and what is the best way to approach this? I've always told her that some kids have hair and some don't and would show her pictures and videos of kids with Alopecia. I need advice! Help me..

So a few months ago while reading a passage from a gastroenterology textbook, I came across mention of an association between alopecia areata and Celiac's disease. I have had undiagnosed gastrointestinal issues (primarily chronic abdominal pain episodes) and found this interesting. Does anyone here have GI issues as well? Anyone with confirmed diagnosis of Celiac's disease? I just wondered what the actual prevalence of patients with both conditions was.

In my other readings there is…

I was in the Marine Corps when my first spot appeared it was 1994 so than I thought no big deal I will just shave my head and I did for 18 years I got diagnosed with alopecia in the 90s went through the shots and creams etc. I just recently retired and decided it was time for me to look like a civilian but it wasn't that easy my hair at this point is not falling out yet I just don't have much form the result of being shaved everyday, but my beard on the other hand has patches and circles all…