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How I feel today
This is the first time that I am posting a blog on this website. I was recently diagnosed with Alopecia and I am trying to cope with it. I have my good days where it doesn't even cross my mind and then I have my bad days where I cry. Today is a good day. I currently have three bald spots in my head (and I just noticed the third one the other day) and I think that I am going bald around the edges of my hairline. I wear wigs everyday and I think they look great. The only problem that I truly have is my husband. He is the most wonderful man in the world and he says that my going bald doesn't bother him at all. He always said "I married you, not your hair" and he has been so supportive. But there is always that self concious side. When we are laying together at nigt and getting ready to sleep, he likes to rub his hands through the remaining part of my hair and I feel myself tense up. I pull his hands away and he tells me to stop. He says that he loves everything about me, flaws and all. It's taking some getting used to but the one thing that I can say, my husband has never made me feel bad about it and he was been nothing but supportive. I am so fortunate to have someone like him in my life. He makes this easier for me.
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Comment by Tallgirl on March 7, 2009 at 12:32pm
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Let him touch whatever part of you he loves, especially if you did previously. You would want to do the same if he had a change. Sometimes the joy is for the person DOING the touching...and the pushing away part is like pushing away his joy and love about you. Just my opinion.
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Comment by Alicia Dickson on March 7, 2009 at 7:50pm
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I agree Tallgirl. At first I didn't understand but I do now. KitKat, I'm glad that your husband is very supportive!!! I can completely sympathize with you in regards to how you felt at first.
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Comment by Mary on March 9, 2009 at 11:54am
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I know exactly how you feel. Not often any more but I used to get headaches and my husband wanting me to feel better would rub my head. Since I started losing my hair I really haven't let him do this but I know it hurts him when I don't let him try to help me so last night after an all day headache he started rubbing my head and even though I wanted to tell him to stop I didn't and instead let him and thanked him. Sometimes you have to consider the other person's feelings over your own. I know my husband is suffering right along with me so I try for him to be ok. I choose to believe my husband when he says he doesn't care because I value my self.
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