Yesterday, on my way to my monthly appointment to clean and reattach my integration system I had two humorous moments of clarity.



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I'm sitting in my car, and I pull off my headband-earmuff thing to go inside. My hair stands straight up. "Man, i knew this thing would give me hat hair," I say to myself. Then I burst out laughing. When my biggest problem is "hat hair," as apposed to "no hair," life is pretty good.



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Im in the appointment and I'm waiting for… Continue

So its been more than a year since my hair loss reached the turning point, the wig point. And at the time, I considered it sort of a death sentence for my future. I mentally kissed goodbye most of the things I wanted most in life, assuming that I couldn't get them in a wig.

As it turns out, I was totally wrong. Its a year later and I'm happier than Ive been in a long time. I'm working at a job I love. My legal troubles are over. And I have an integration system that gives me…

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It's been almost two weeks since I got an integration system. I don't even know how to describe how I feel. Free sums it up pretty nicely, though.

I find myself forgetting that I even have alopecia, which is a pretty big deal for someone who has thought about nearly nothing else for the past five years. It looks like my own hair, it feels like a thicker, less-damaged version of my own hair, it's pretty much the hair I always wish I had. I just wore it on vacation and I was amazed at all… Continue

Recently, I took up running. I'm just starting out, but it's one of the only things that helps releive my stress and make this whole alopecia thing seem more manageable. While running, I wear bandanas, but am totally bummed by the lack of selection at stores near me. They are all cheaply-made, obviously designed for men, or too dark (which when you add sun translates to too hot). Today my friend came over to give me a birthday gift- a totebag filled with dozens of cute, light-colored, girly… Continue

So, I devoted a year to laser therapy (LLT). It didn't work. I look worse than when I started. My hairline is totally gone. The hair near my temples is starting to dissapear. I wear a clip-on lace wig and everyday there is less hair to clip to. I'm just defeated. That was pretty much my last hope. I don't know where to go from here. I can't stand the thought of being totally bald. Some people look beautiful bald. I won't be one of them. I don't know what my next step should be.

Last night I went on my first date with a wig on. I was nervous and a little self concious, but it was fun and I felt comfortable pretty quick. Im not sure what will happen with this one, but at least now I know that my alopecia is not necessarily a roadblock to finding someone. I can meet people and date and be confident and that's a huge step for me. Every little step I take is another sign that my alopecia is not a death sentence. I can still do everything I wanted to do, and I can do it in… Continue

I'm not the kind to put much stock into horoscopes, but I checked mine today, and it made me smile.



From Real Detroit Weekly.

Cancer: You can't fix everything all at once. Just because you've seen the light, it will be awhile before it starts reflecting itself in your outer reality. For the moment, all you can do is trust the fact that the seeds for change have been planted and try to keep them watered. Don't look for results or think that the results from this will be what you… Continue

I feel like this community has taken a huge weight off my shoulders. For so long, I felt like I was the only one dealing with this. I'd seen women losing their hair on hair transplant tv commercials, but never really gotten to talk to anyone dealing with the condition. It's such a releif to talk to people who understand and can let me know what to expect down the road. It also really helps to see women on here who have everything I want-husbands, children, and successful careers, and didn't let… Continue