Comment by kastababy on April 15, 2008 at 8:16pm

very well said!!!

Comment by Tamika on April 16, 2008 at 6:47pm

That..is oh so true!

Comment by rj, Co-founder on April 17, 2008 at 1:09pm

Babe, that's a great point. The problem isn't with wanting a medical cure per se, but wanting a medical cure for the wrong reasons. However, it's just as important to make it crystal clear that (self-)acceptance does not mean that alopecians should abandon or give up on all research into a cure or efficacious treatments for the different types of alopecia. As you've said to me on several occasions, (self-)acceptance really means having a positive and practical answer to the question, "What are you going to do in the meantime?"

Comment by Diane on April 28, 2008 at 9:15pm

This is so true! Just want to say thanks: your posts are an inspiration for me
Diane

Comment by willow on May 21, 2008 at 7:37pm

Years ago, a spiritual teacher told me that in Nostra Domus's writings, it was said that as we evolve, hair will stop growing, as some of it is not really needed. That really played a major part of me accepting that maybe it wasn't something that needed a cure, but maybe I was a little further ahead in line. Trying to fix the alopecia was always first on my list, not realizing that self acceptance should have been. Whether or not it was true was irrelevant as it played a part in my healing. I was fortunate that a healing circle of 18 woman, and that teacher, helped me to finally let go of my wig. Being without my wig on the day I first met my husband, attracted him to me, whereas if I'd have had my wig, I would have just been another blond.

Comment by Cheryl, Co-founder on May 22, 2008 at 9:58am

I agree with you. The same with rj, I don't know if it was my bald head that attracted him, but it certainly did not deter him. My alopecia has never been a problem between us. He knew from the moment he first read my myspace page. It was talked about and discussed in the beginning, in an open informative exchange and he also took that opportunity to share situation about his life.

Comment by rj, Co-founder on May 22, 2008 at 1:20pm

For the record, your alopecia did not attract me to you. No alopecic or bald fetish here, not in the least, and I don't want any member of Alopecia World, including you, to think or suspect otherwise. If you were not the woman/person you are, there's no doubt in my mind that I wouldn't be your man today regardless of how good you look bald (or how good you make bald look!).

Comment by ruth on July 13, 2008 at 12:46am

All I have to say right now is THANK YOU so much for creating this website....i have had alopecia for 6 straight years, even though i've had some encounters with it since i was ten years old....but now for the past 4 months my hair just did not grow anymore and i am bald...reading about other people dealing with this auto-immune illness is helping me learn more about it, but above all accept me for who i truly am....being bald does not define me since i know i have many other great qualities :) It takes great people with initiative to do something about it, and you and your husband have....again THANK YOU SO MUCH!

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