For one of my school subjects, I do french. The course is by distance, so I've never seen my teacher, though we talk on the phone. One of the units, we learn how to discribe people, or ourselves, in french. For the last year I have written "mes cheveux sont teints en rouge" - my hair is dyed red, which my wig is. The other day I finally did it. My workbook now says "Je suis chauve. Je vais l'alopecia." It seems a silly thing to be so excited about, but it feels really great. Something about baby steps....
Also, this week I'm going on an trip with my drama class. It's a small class and i'm good friends with them all, so they all know about my alopecia. However, I always wear either a wig or scarf. They haven't seen my head in all its shiny glory since I was in primary school. For the excursion, I'll wear a scarf when we're out on town, but I mean to go without when I'm around just my class. again, it seems so trivial, but I'm really pumped for it. One of my childhood friends is in the class - she used to see my head almost every day but hasn't in years. It should be great. :)
silly, yeah, but I wanted to share my little triumphs :)