I love kids. They just take life as it is right in that moment. There is no regret about the past, or worry about the future. They just live for today. I have been without my wig on a permanent basis for about 3 months now and have been observing people’s reactions. Kids don’t even look, or if they do, they are looking at me, not my hairless head, then they carry on with whatever attracts them next. Adults tend to create a story around my head. They look, look away, come back again, and this will continue until something else distracts them.

And I don’t care! I have finally come home to being comfortable in my own skin. I love never having to worry about any wig issues – falling off, sitting crooked, blowing away in the breeze, sticking it to my scalp with carpet tape, sweating to death under the fur cap.(Course this Canadian winter, there was no chance of that!) (And okay, it’s not really carpet tape, but does the same job)

I have decided to live my life bald. In fact, living a bald life isn't really any different than living a hair life. I forget I’m bald most of the time. I know there are women out there that can’t do that. But that’s okay. It’s not about being bald or wearing wigs. It’s about being you.

And on that note, my life has taken a very strange turn. I am about to put my ‘money where my mouth is’. I am about to prove to myself and show ALL women and children living with Alopecia, that it doesn’t really matter that we have no hair. I have decided to run for City Councillor in my Ward, here in Hamilton ON. Very shortly, over 500,000 people or at least the 40,000 people in my ward will know about “The Bald Lady” who is excited to make a difference in her community. I am hanging up my wig and taking my hat off! I will be out there in front of the public in all my shiny dome glory. What better way to tell people, and our youth that you can do anything you want, no matter what. Like Hamilton, it is time to come out from the shadows, and shine. (In my case of course, a little makeup on the dome will help with the glare.)

Like the kids, I am just going for today. No regrets on the past, no worry about the future. Just being me, the best me I can be.

If I am to be bald, let me use that to help others.

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