Have you ever walked down the road, sat in a restaurant, or been in Safeway and seen someone who's wearing a wig? Most of us are hard to spot because we have spent years trying to make ourselves look like everyone else... but much like LGBT (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgendered) have "Gay-dar" I think those of us with Alopecia have "wig-dar". What I'm worried about is that I'm perpetuating the fear of being discovered.

I know for me personally I prefer to tell my story than be outed… Continue

So your hair has started to fall out in patches and you`re trying to hid the evidence of your Alopecia. Its tiring, overwhelming, and just pain upsetting. All us have been there. So when your world is spinning out of control and you feel like you have no say in how your body functions what do you do?



In my life I have had my head shaved twice... once when I was 12 by my mother and once by my self when I was 19. When my hair first started to fall out in grade 6 I did everything to… Continue

Good morning :)



Yesterday was my first post ever and it was such a great experience that i couldn't help but post again this morning.... I know its 10am, but Im a huge night owl and was up pretty late working on my bike.



A comment made on my blog yesterday got me thinking about love and Alopecia. One commenter said that "i was lucky yo have a boyfriend who adores me" they also added "why wouldnt he?" Of course those of us, like that lovely person, know that there is no… Continue

Hello everyone,



Never posted on a site like this before but I figure I should give it a go.



Maybe a little background is a helpful. I have had Alopecia all my life... haven't we all? My hair started to fall out when I was 11 and over the years has grown back and all fallen out again. I've tried almost everything (light treatment hasn't really excited me enough to bother with yet) but nothing has seemed to work.



So you might be wondering what the point of my post… Continue