I stand up straight and proud

I feel elegant and unique

I'm cool when other people are hot

I rock my large collection of earrings

I sometimes wear jewels or decorations on my head

I feel special

I feel ME

If you haven't tried going OUT in public bald and would like to, an opportunity is coming up soon. 2012's International Alopecia Day is Saturday, August 4! Join the…

As I been seeing alot of thing going on in my life it was time for a new wig this is the frist time i war a lace wig and it stay on my head for a week today with native american hair I like it but the glue yes i wear it to sleep in it my safe net all my life they need to make them wear you can wear them to bed swim in everything like real hair I think

I just wanted to share something that is working for me to get some of my hair back.

I've started taking chinese herbal medicine called Ban Tu Wan for about one month now. I could see a dramatic change in my head. After loosing 3/4 of my hair last September, I tried several things which supposedly worked. Trying this medicine was just one thing that I thought I would give a try without expecting any positive result. Now after taking one month, lots of my hair are coming back and I…

I have been putting off wearing my wig for weeks now holding on to what hair i have left but just cant hide the patches anymore :( gutted I'm back to wearing wigs again and only just wore it today and was having the same feelings i had last time, paranoid people know, the wind blowing it about mad so thinking people can see the cap, have no proper hairline so it looks like a wig, thats just some of ther anxiety i suffer while wearing it. Questions people ask, where do u get ur hair done,…

So I was watching 20/20 and they were doing stories of people with rare disorders. OH to my surprise, they did a piece on Alopecia. I realize losing hair is nothing compared to eating rocks for a living but I figured, they would do some justice to the topic to educate people of this very serious condition. So they highlight this one woman who used to be a hair model. She had alopecia and lost a good portion of her hair. I have to be honest ladies and gentlemen, she got on my last nerves!…

Well my life is very lovely now!

I had my first exams and they went very well!

Also my hair starts to grow a little bit.

Last month I met this boy and he's kinda cute, it doesnt care him that i'm having alopecia !! So thats very nice!

I'm in a play, and im the Red Riding Hood !



Im sorry for my bad English ..



Kisses from…

I have been learning to cope with the daily shedding, seeing 1/2 of my head patchy bald, wearing a wig. I cycle between decent days and depression, with tears drying much quicker now that it's been nearly a year since my first patch appeared. But today, I feel ANGRY because I feel LIMITED.

I cannot just tuck my wig hair into a pony tail when the office is warm, or behind my ear. I find my sunglasses bump into my wig making neither sit right. I HATE wearing a scarf during my workouts…

It is really easy for people to say, "It's only your hair" and it's easy for them to laugh about my situation. But it isn't easy for me. This is an entire life adjustment. Not once, could I ever have imagined that one small spot would completely change my life and become three large patches. If I thought I had worries before, well I obviously didn’t think things could get worse. It’s only now that I am beginning to appreciate my silly little life worries more now. Throw them at me; just give…

It's been 2 months since Devin was diagnosed with having alopecia areata. I'm happy to say that his hair has started growing back but it is growing back white. I'm excited as well as anxious to see what the next few months and years will bring. My family has been so supportive and definitely gave me the strength to be a strong mom for Devin. I'm content with what he has and I'm okay either way. He's still too young to fully understand what is going on but every now and then he'll ask if he's…

Some one told me mixing monistat 7 with olive oil, coconut oil, or castor oil will promote hairgrowth. I googled this and came across an ehow article about this. Has anyone heard of this mixture or have they tried it? For more info search on ehow.com and read the story.

WOMEN BEHAVING BALDLY would like to thank Alopecia World and all of our fabulous follicle-ley evolved sisters who have generously shared their stories, thus far...Things are moving quickly, but we wanted to let you know that WE ARE STILL CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS...And are currently seeking women in The UNITED ARAB EMARITES, ASIA, & AFRICA with ALOPECIA. The first step is to schedule an online interview. The session will be…

I have had alopecia since I was tweleve years old. I am now 28 and it is a normal part of my life. It is a bit frustrating because it comes in the form of patches all over.I have alopecia areata. Right now I have 9 patches. I have some rather large ones on the sides and the vertex area (learned that terminology from the derm). I can cover it, but I am very self conscious of it when I go out in public becasue one false move will expose my patches and then I have to either come up with a…

I had collected my new wig today and although its really nice it was reality that this was happening again. I still have alot of my hair but alot of patches and cant hide it at y fringe bit unless i wear a headband, i need to find some strenghth in me to cope with this all again as its the questions from people and remarks i struggle with. I get embarrassed about my alopecia and i still dont the reason!! I am going to a support group for alopecia in edinburgh in June so looking forward to…

For the first time this year I wear a scarf around my head and i kinda liked it .
I got a lot of compliments from my freinds so im full of confidence that it looks good !
A picture of me with a scarf will come later xx <3

So...I am just curious if anyone has ever had full regrowth of the hair meaning grew it all back to there previous hair length?? If so how long did it stay? The reason I am curios is I had lost ALL my hair and its been 5 years since I lost it all and now have regrown it back to where it was before any hairloss.

Hello my name is Karrie, My boyfriends daughter is 11. She first had bouts with Alopecia at the age of 5. Last October she began losing her hair and lost it all by Christmas. We were all devastated. In the past she would only lose a patch here and there which could be covered by her beautiful long hair. We were forced to get her a flash, and then a full wig. We went with a European wig with real hair that cost us $1600. It was a custom wig, but when we went to pick it up it was too big!!…

This is the first time I write something down on my Blog.

First of all I will introduce myself.

My name is Karlijn I am 15 years old.

I am from the Netherlands so my English isnt that well

This year I am doing my exams and with the lots of stress that it brings me all my hair felt out this year again..

When I was 6 years old my Mom found a little spot on my head where I didn't had hair. So we went to a dokter and he told me I had Alopecia

They didn't know the…

This is the third article I have had printed about me, just wanted to share it with my alo-friends!! http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765572279/BYU-Idaho-student-explains-coming-to-terms-with-alopecia.html

Firstly I'd like to congratulate you on this wonderful site. In the past people have mentioned your site to me. I haven't had a lot of time on my hands but I've wanted to have a good look round your site, I have a spare hour this afternoon so I'm going to do that now.

I have had so much incredible support from people. Lots of people have poured out their hearts to me,explaining that Alopecia has taken a hold of not just their hair but their 'whole being' but seeing me perform with no…

So, I tried applying aloe vera gel on my scalp last night, and guess what...it doesn't hurt anymore. Usually, I have a lot of tenderness in my crown, since that's where the area that the alopecia seems to be targeting right now...I've been hearing a lot of good things about aloe vera, so I decided to give it a try. I heard that it decreases the inflammation of the scalp, and soothes it. So far, so good. I'm going to get the actual plant to have 100% natural aloe...wish me luck. I haven't…