Things at work and with my family have been a little insane the last couple of weeks.

I did have a funny run-in a car door and my wig the other day. It almost fell clean off in front of two co-workers. Thankfully, it was two people I'm rather close to, so we all laughed it off.

It's comforting to work in an environment where nearly everyone knows about my hair.

I've been sharing a lot with my supervisor about this community. She survived a near-fatal bout of cancer and has vivid memories of wearing a wig. So I find myself talking more about my alopecia openly to people who haven't known me for 17 years, and it's pretty empowering.

I also got the NAAF newsletter at home for the first time and found out a woman in my hometown sponsors a support group. I know I should call her, but I can never bring myself to do it. I never actually think about calling her until I'm at the office, and then her number is at home.

I get a little nervous when I think about calling. I wonder if I'm ready to reopen those wounds.

Another funny thing happened to me this week. I posted a blog on my facebook and my myspace about finding AW, and I got some interesting feedback from my friends. The most interesting was from this girl from high school who talked about how strong and beautiful I am - she was one of the girls who made fun of me the most back then (she told me I had cancer because my cousin was dying of breast cancer at the time and had lost her hair).

So I know this is all totally random, but my mind has been in other places lately.