So after a lengthy delay, I got my hair buzzed last night. The non-bald portions had gotten way too long, so my fro was full of "dents". {Yes, it was kind of hilarious to see.} I asked her to take it as low as possible fully aware that I had the bald spots. I assured her it was okay. She really didn't want to do it until I told her I had a wig on standby. I also told her that I'm eventually going to shave it all anyway because the bald part isn't growing back. She asked why ... I told her… Continue

What the hell do my shins have to do with my scalp?



WITHOUT FAIL, when my shins start itching, my scalp starts within the next day.



How could shins and scalp possibly be connected?



Who thought up this madness?



And what, praytell, do I do with a bottle of Desonide (that's still at least half full) that no longer works on the itchy shins? That doggone prescription cost US$62!!



Enquiring minds want to know,… Continue

Okay, on Laura's discussion "Is it time to shave?", Mary said this:



"I finally realized that I had a choice between suffering physically (being miserable and hot) or suffering emotionally/mentally (people staring, not able to be anonymous)."



I immediately keyed in on "suffering emotionally/mentally (people staring, not able to be anonymous)" because I was having this EXACT argument with myself last week. (Yes, I do argue with myself. I've been told that as… Continue

Sometimes I feel like shaving my head just out of spite!



Yeah, I have cicatricial alopecia that has left some interesting "spaces" in my TWA, so I guess I have a good enough "reason" to shave, but I don't really need to yet.



What really gets me going is the experiences that ladies here are sharing. What gives anyone the right to denigrate a person for something they have ABSOLUTELY no control over? The hurt that has been experienced over this is maddening to… Continue

I don't know if she has Alopecia or not. In most of the pics I've seen of her over the years, she has a low cut. But right now she is working the bald look. I think she looks great.

She was honored yesterday at the White House.
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Another pic of her.