Alopecia World:



Hey kids. I apologize for my absence. It's late, and I'm tired but I wanted to write a quick update. Apologies for the disarray that is this blog entry.



I'll work backwards.



Vanessa thinks my hair is growing back. I can't see anything, but I believe her. She says there is some hair actually coming in some spots, while other areas are rockin' this like, light peach-fuzz. Since buzzing my head, we've had to re-buzz once. Vanessa and I went to Los… Continue

I apologize I haven't blogged in a while, with finals and my road trip back to South Dakota, it's been quite hectic. I will update soon though, just thought I'd say hello & I hope everyone is doing well!



We shaved my head yesterday. Considered shaving it bare but decided to keep some for now and see how that goes. I'm feeling good about my choice thus far, haven't had any melt downs as of yet. It was crazy to see how much hair I had, as well as how much was actually missing from… Continue

Hanson Mania vs. Bieber Fever!!



I'm a die-hard Hanson fan. For life. [Think back to 1997, "Mmmbop"!!] Recently though, I've become a big Justin Bieber fan, I just can't stay away from the Pop music! I watched JB's performance on American Idol from last night and he's just adorable. Haha. The point to this mini-tangent, is that Hanson is coming to Portland!! They're doing a Summer tour, finally, having had Fall/Winter tours the past couple years. Ideally I would love to go see Hanson… Continue

I'm not sure what made me think working 4:00 PM to 6:00 AM was a good idea... But seeing as it is almost 1:30 AM, and I only have 4.5 hours left I do have to say I'm feeling pretty good, in terms of mood. I'm tired and procrastinating :)



It was strange though. I glanced in the mirror while cleaning the bathroom, and for a split second I forgot I was losing my hair. It wasn't until I leaned forward and caught glimpse of my lovely bald spot on my part that I remembered. It was hot here… Continue

I think lack of sleep is making me temperamental.



Definitely woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. Fell asleep around 7:00 am and woke up around 10:00 am, annoyed and just cranky. I'm 8 nights away from being free from this lovely over-night position; at least 5 consecutive nights a week. I'm not good at saying no, thus why I'm staying on the schedule as On-Call. But, that's okay. At least the On-Call option gives me a choice. So I napped for a bit tonight, couple hours.… Continue

Hello again! Much thanks for the kind and supportive/informative comments!! I greatly appreciate them as well as making me feel welcome.



But let's get down to business...



Dermatologist appointment went well I think? I'd never been to the dermatologist before, but that's irrelevant. He initially asked an array of questions and then proceeded to take a look at my head. He went on to explain what is known about Alopecia, which sounded familiar having done some reading on my… Continue

I never know if people read these, nor am I ever sure how to begin but the sake of my own sanity I'm writing. Here we go...



Why am I here?



A few months ago I noticed a small bald spot forming and chalked it up to pulling hair back too tightly. In hindsight that really is a moronic excuse, but at that time I had no idea Alopecia existed nor did I think I was losing hair. Well, needless to say that wasn't accurate. I had two friends visit in March, and I was still able to… Continue