All Blog Posts Tagged 'bald' (99)

Search Blog Posts

Upset by Family's Reactions

I have been toying with the idea of shaving my head and getting this hair loss crap out of my life for quite some time now. I've always confided in my family, so naturally I told them that I am considering shaving my head. I wasn't expecting them to jump for joy, but I really wasn't expecting the reactions I got from them either.



My mom cried. At first she was crying because I lost a large clump of hair in the shower. Then I told her that I want to shave my head and she cried even… Continue

Added by Alexandra on January 8, 2009 at 12:48pm — 13 Comments

Reprint from Pinnacles Newspaper Column Last Weekend

HAIR TODAY, GONE TOMORROW



Whoa, doggies. It’s finally the end of 2008. I have to say, I’m not sorry to see this year go. What I am sorry to see go is my hair.



I am in the two percent of the population who has alopecia. “What is that?” you might ask. Alopecia is an auto-immune disorder of unknown origin which causes one’s body to think its hair follicles are a foreign body and begin launching scud missiles to destroy the enemy. It is not hereditary, it is not contagious. It… Continue

Added by Nants the Rebellion Dog on January 6, 2009 at 7:12pm — 1 Comment

Hopes for 2009

OK - I haven't been on AW for a while now, mainly for two reasons. The first is mainly due to the fact that I can't seem to come here without having some perv think my bald head is the greatest thing since sliced bread. Although it's great that someone thinks I'm drop dead gorgeous, they don't seem to get the idea that one day my hair may come back and they will no longer find me attractive. Besides, since when was love all about being physically attracted to someone, there's gotta be more than… Continue

Added by Carol on January 2, 2009 at 8:41pm — 5 Comments

Vacuum Wig Question! Please read and respond!

Hi everybody!

Just like a mother would prepare for her new born baby, I am preparing for a potentially bald future. I know that I would definitely want a vacuum wig, but I'm not sure who I would want to buy one from, should that day ever come. I'm deciding between Freedom Wigs (or Fuller Hair), New Hair Technology, and Peggy Knight. If you have any experiences - good AND bad - with any of these companies, PLEASE let me know! I am trying deperately to narrow it down so if the day ever comes… Continue

Added by Alexandra on December 24, 2008 at 3:46pm — 8 Comments

Guess what Santa is bringing me for Christmas??????

As Christmas approaches it looks as thought Santa is bringing me another bout of Alopecia.



Having shaved all of my hair off last December to reveal a glorious map of the world on my head (40% of my hair had fallen out) I was a happy bald person. By August the patches had all disappeared and so I let me hair grow back. I still kept it short but I did have hair. A couple of weeks ago though I noticed a patch on the left side of my head just above the ear had developed and it’s getting… Continue

Added by Ray on December 19, 2008 at 7:24am — 2 Comments

A Bald Woman's Journey Back to Love

Cheryl Carvery with and without hair I was camping one day in 1991 when a friend asked, “Why do you shave the back of your head and around your ears?”



I had no idea what my friend was talking about. So I found a mirror, looked closely at my head of long, thick hair, and was shocked to discover that large bald spots were developing on the sides and in the back of my head.



Confused and afraid, I consulted a doctor who told me that I was experiencing patchy hair loss (alopecia areata) due to…

Continue

Added by Cheryl, Co-founder on December 13, 2008 at 1:00am — 23 Comments

How could I possibly date a bald woman?

In one episode of the sitcom Seinfeld, George dated and claimed to have fallen in love with a bald woman named Georgina.

Jerry couldn’t believe his ears and yelled, “How could you possibly love a bald woman?”

“Since when was love about looks?” responded George.

“It’s always been about looks!” shouted Jerry.

Given that my fiancée, Cheryl Carvery, prefers to keep her head shaved bald because…

Continue

Added by rj, Co-founder on October 21, 2008 at 4:30pm — 10 Comments

And its done.....

WAHOO!!!! I wish it wasn't so patchy in back. I would LOVE to go out, bald and proud...but the back of my head looks like a soccer ball. Any suggestions on ways to minimize the difference in colors in the back??





And one more of the long one again....…



Continue

Added by Rachel on October 19, 2008 at 1:14pm — 9 Comments

One month (+ 7 days) since diagnosis

I just wanted to put up some more recent pictures of my head. As you can see, there isn't much left to my eyebrows or eyelashes. It has been a little over one month since we noticed the first small spots in the back and was diagnosed. Holy cow...this thing has moved quickly. I'm home now, back in Chicago, for some time until Galveston is back up and running since the hurricane. I have an appointment with my dermatologist here this week as a second opinion. I also am going to meet with a woman… Continue

Added by Rachel on September 23, 2008 at 2:06pm — 4 Comments

omg was my mom right?

o.o weerd. i started eating alota sunflower seeds, and less milk. and weee. hair is growing back.

or is it just doing it by itself?

idk.

my first bald spot [which used to be only one inch, but covers almost half of my head now] has my natural haircolor growing in the middle.

all my other bald spots have soft white hair in them somewhere, except for the edges [around my ears and the bottom of the back of my head]

but i have enough hair to have a short mohawk.

i… Continue

Added by VanessaVandalism on September 14, 2008 at 1:59pm — 1 Comment

My First Holiday In The Sun Without Hair!!!!!!!

I’ve just had my first holiday in the sun as a bald person. I had a great time getting a tan on top of my head and clearly looked relaxed and healthy on my return. Several people did comment on how much healthier I looked without hair. Obviously a tan makes people look well but they did say that the tan and the bald image made me look really well.



I must admit that the lack of hair also made life so much easier while I was away. Although I had to take care to apply sun tan lotion to… Continue

Added by Ray on August 20, 2008 at 4:15am — 1 Comment

I KNEW I WOULD BE OK

So I wrote back in April about my lifestory - especially about how much I struggled with my self esteem even up to then regarding being a bald female. What a rough road it has been. And yet I also wrote about some changes like the courage it took for me to even write my story. I posted pics of myself bald on this site a couple months ago and that was another huge step for me - out there for the world to see! I even posted a link to AW on my Facebook profile. Really putting myself out there -… Continue

Added by Kelly on August 18, 2008 at 10:17pm — 1 Comment

I'm told I never ask, so I will: I need help!

I seriously think that some people are just born unlucky - like me! Unlike most I was unlucky before environmental factors kicked in, I was adopted by the wicked witch of the west and was hers from day one. At least my adopted dad was something good that came out of this all but unfortunately he's been gone for about 10 years now. Beyond that I've had countless unlucky events, doesn't matter what it is! Now just recently I've been trying for a few years to get child support from my ex and the… Continue

Added by Carol on August 18, 2008 at 6:50pm — 12 Comments

The worst summer ever!!!!!!!!!

This year we have had the worst summer ever. The weather has been terrible with lots of rain and on many days it has been cold but the sun actually shone briefly on Sunday. What a wonderful feeling it was to have the warmth of the sun on my bald head. It felt as though it was how I should always be and this only served to confirm my view that despite now having re-growth all over, I will continue to shave my head and continue with my new image of being bald or at the very least the proud owner… Continue

Added by Ray on July 21, 2008 at 6:30am — 1 Comment

Self Image

The strange thing about being bald is that it brings to your attention the whole aspect of self image. Before having Alopecia self image was not something that I thought of very much, I was how I was. Having lost my hair I am in a position of having had a before image and a new image. As such it has drawn my attention to the way I look now and to how I feel about myself.



I look at other people more now with a thought of what they are like in relationship to their self image and how… Continue

Added by Ray on July 16, 2008 at 4:00am — 3 Comments

Is it just me?

It seems like I'm so comfortable being the bald girl... my self image completely identifies with that, but it's every other tiny little thing that is driving me nuts. That little mole, the width of my fingers, my second toe is longer than my first, HEY is one breast smaller than the other? If there is anything wrong I can find it ... "drop ten pounds CAR - no better make it 20, LOVE - CAR". I think I'm starting to lose it.
Hope you're all far less crazy than I am
XOXO
CAR

Added by Carmella on June 28, 2008 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment

Something magic happens everyday!

I am so amazed by what is happening in my life right now...some passions and hopes that have been unfulfilled for many years are starting to come true one after the other. One of them happened today, and all thanks to AW. We had our first support group meeting here in the Phoenix area. I guess there was a meeting many years back that fizzled out. But I have been here 7 years and looked a few times in the past 7 years and there has not been one.



Five of us ladies came and we had a… Continue

Added by Kelly on May 4, 2008 at 12:53am — 10 Comments

How to handle the "cancer" assumptions and other thoughts about being bald . . . .

I'm the type of alopecian that likes to wear wigs in the winter and put them away in the summer. Now that the weather is getting nicer, the wigs are getting worn less often (though many of my girlfriends have wanted to borrow some - the joy of different hairstyles).



It seems like every year I struggle with the "reentry" back into bald beauty. Being a bald woman, many people assume that I am going through cancer treatment - I have a standard line about alopecia when this happens. Most… Continue

Added by Ellen on April 20, 2008 at 11:04pm — 9 Comments

More interesting than your alopecia

When I think of my fiancée, Cheryl Carvery, I don’t think of alopecia areata.

I think of a friend that sticks closer than any sibling; a compassionate person whose heart and life are wide open to other alopecians and who volunteers at a veterans’ hospital; a fun and inquisitive person who loves to travel and workout; a phenomenal woman who showers me with such sweet affection that I call it “addictive love.”

In…

Continue

Added by rj, Co-founder on March 10, 2008 at 8:00pm — 1 Comment

Latest Blog Posts

Most Popular Blog Posts

Monthly Archives

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

1999

Disclaimer

Any mention of products and services on Alopecia World is for informational purposes only; it does not imply a recommendation or endorsement by Alopecia World. Nor should any statement or representation on this site be construed as professional, medical or expert advice, or as pre-screened or endorsed by Alopecia World. Alopecia World is not responsible or liable for any of the views, opinions or conduct, online or offline, of any user or member of Alopecia World.

© 2024   Created by Alopecia World.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service