Growing up with AA!

I was diagnosed with AA when I was 5. I grew up in a private school from kindergarten to 8th grade, It was a small school, my 8th grade graduating class was 6 people! lol We'll when I was in kindergarten, my mom was blow drying my hair and saw a spot on the back of my head. After that I think I lost probablly 40-50% of my hair. My Aunt took me to the doctor, my mom was always working. I love my Aunt by the way! The doctor said I was going to loose all of it. My teacher stood me in front of the class and told my classmates my condtion. And said nothing is wrong with me, there is no need to make fun of me. And you know what, no one really ever did. I grew up with pretty much the same people my whole childhood, everyone knew about it. I really never got made fun of! My parents always decided that the shots would be too tramatic and painful for me. I have not seen a doctor since I was 5 years old for AA. My kids pediatrition recently told me to drink more milk???? what? :)
Skip to highschool- My hair was a lot better. I never lost it all. I would get spots here and there, but they would always grow back. I graduated in 98' If anyone gratuated around me, you would remeber the "punk" kids. We'll the girls would shave a patch on the back of their head, some would shave all of it, and just leave bangs. Remember? So when the wind would blow, and someone would see a spot on the back of my head, they would ask, "did you shave your head too." And I would lie sometimes, and sometimes not!
After highschool for years my hair was perfect. When I look at those pictures, my hair looked so good. It was getting long, and pretty. I met my husband when I was 23. When we got married and started having kids, it came back. I had a huge spot on the back of my head with my 1st baby, Faith. It grew back when I was pregnant with my 2nd baby, Mark jr. But then I got a spot in the front of my head, but I could cover it with my bangs. That one took like a year to grow back. Since I was pregnant with my 3rd, Grace It has just been worse and worse since. I'm almost completly bald in the back of y head, I have 3 little spots on the top of my head, and now I'm srating to loose my eyebrows.I started wearing some hats, Tillies has some cute ones BTW!
We'll, when it will be time for a wig, I'll go get one. If I need to tatoo some eyebrows, I'll get those. I'm still not really interested to go to the doctors. I know there is no cure.I don't want the cortisone shots. I tried some spray stuff, I just think that made it worse. I know that I will proablly have better hair with a wig anyways. lol I have a husband that looks forward to seeing me wear different wigs, cause he's a perfert. lol I'm just going to live my life as God hands to me. As a lot of people tell me, It could of been something worse. We'll they are damn right. I have a great life even with AA!

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Comment by Drew on May 16, 2008 at 11:38am
I know this will sound funny coming from someone who's just been diagnosed with AA and being said to someone who has had it for all their life, but keep your chin up. Not only because it will help you, but because you being strong helps people like me who have been just diagnosed and need the support.
Comment by Karen on May 19, 2008 at 10:36pm
Thanks for the blog Jennifer. It makes me feel much better hearing from someone who has had the condition since childhood and is doing great.
Comment by Emma on May 21, 2008 at 8:42am
i know what it is like to grow up with aa i also lost some of my hair when i was a child i wear wigs now infact the pic of me is of me in one of my wigs, if you are getting a wig my advice to you would be get a monofilament wig they are so much lighter and comfier than going for the traditional wigs. however unlike you i did get bullied at school because i had to wear a wig when i was seven.
Comment by Katiebug on May 27, 2008 at 9:02pm
I love your blog! I didn't have this when I was a child, but I can relate to your feelings about it now! Hope to talk to you soon..
Comment by Fitzy on June 11, 2008 at 7:13am
I have been bald since I was 7 and they used to say that hormones could make it possibly grow back, as I was young they all crossed their fingers as I went through puberty, I got fuzz but nothing more and now I don't even get that. But I think that could be one reason to your hair falling out when you were pregnant, same thing with lots of hormones in your body. You look great though, and there are so many solutions out there. I have these amazing fake eyebrows made from human hair, they look very real! So if your brows keep coming out then I would look into something like that before you get a tattoo. Good luck!
Comment by Prayer on July 30, 2008 at 8:23am
It is so good to finally hear someone with a good story having AA I have heard so many horrifying storied I was starting to wonder but always have keep the fatih. Please let me know how you tatoos work out I have heard the procedure was not painful but would like to hear more. You have are beautiful family and are truly blessed, Keep on going girl.

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