Comment by Lori Van Decker on January 27, 2011 at 1:52pm

This happened to me one very windy day. I had a hat on over my wig. A blast of wind came along and sent hat and hair soaring through the air and into the road in front of oncoming traffic. I literally stopped traffic to rescue my missing parts. Looking back, it was pretty funny....me stopping a truck on a busy thoroughfare to retrieve my hat and hair.

Comment by Mary on January 28, 2011 at 12:32am

I remember being anxious about my wig falling off when I was trying to wear one. Now I'm never worried about it because I don't wear one. The cost of my wig: $350. The cost of freedom: priceless.

Comment by Karen Smith on January 28, 2011 at 9:02am

My daughter tapes her wigs on with super tape. She can do anything in them including wakeboarding and they do not come off. Attitude is everything.

Comment by Elizabeth on January 28, 2011 at 1:00pm

Im very self conscious and aware of my surroundings naturally. I've never had that happen to me but it makes me wonder if the wigs are not fitting right if they do. At least you have a good attitude. There's a silver lining in the cloud.

Comment by Alliegator on January 28, 2011 at 2:08pm

I always wonder what I would do in that situation being out in public but I have had it happen to me at a friend's house. It happened right after I started wearing wigs. I was at a party. My friend and I went into her bedroom to chat. Her brother came in to talk to us. He always plays around with me so he put his hand on my head to mess with my hair. He didn't know I started wearing wigs! He was so rough that he pulled the wig off of my head. I was mortified. A couple of other people had come into the room by the time that happened. I ducked my head into the covers on her bed. She told everyone to get out. I actually haven't seen the brother since then but I was very embarrassed.

Comment by Petra on January 28, 2011 at 5:52pm

It's happened to me twice. Once on the interstate while me and my high school sweetheart (long long time ago) had to stop on the side of the road because we had car trouble and I was standing next to his car and a big semi drove by and there went my wig traveling down the interstate. The last time was in a dressing room while I was trying on clothes. My wig just flew off and landed on the floor. I picked it and was trying so hard not to laugh out loud. I thought if I started busting a gut people would really think I was crazy :-))))

Comment by Tuesday on January 28, 2011 at 7:22pm

I think I'd laugh and cry too! I guess the secret to handling the situation with grace is to not have too much worry about being seen without scarf. I'm just not at that point right now. I think I'd mostly cry! I agree with Karen Smith who said, "Attitude is Everything", though. I knew a young woman with AU and when her head became to hot (she was a waitress), she'd just whip off her wig and throw it across to an empty table in the restaurant at which she worked.

Comment by Joshua on January 29, 2011 at 2:59am

Thank you for sharing your story, I believe I would have react the same. It reminds me back at the beginning of my alopecia where I have patchy hair loss and wouldnt leave the house without a baseball cap on. Through all weathers and circumstances outside of the house "only comfort zone"- a baseball cap must be worn at all times...and so one windy day and while I was cycling " the cap flew off" which then I have to cycle back and put it back on. I can share your experience of the situation but I am impressed with your attitude still being able to laugh about it. I guess everyone had that moment when "Alopecia" drops you a "panic" moment. But I am glad that all of us are not alone in this journey.

I thank God everyday for His wonders worked in mysterious ways and thankful for a wonderful friend Terry (whose daugther has alopecia) who passed away recently due to colon cancer.

Joshua

Comment by margaret staib on January 29, 2011 at 8:01am

I was getting my eyebrows waxed in a Korean nail salon (they are still hanging on thankfully) and when she was done she went to help me sit up and she flipped my wig off. My first panic was oh my gosh did my wig get wax on it? That made me laugh for that is what I first thought of not here is this young woman staring at my bald head and she is looking at me speechless. I put it back on tipped her generously and was on my way. I had quite the story for my support group that night. :) Alexis, I feel for you, remember those are the moments in life where you say, did that happen for a reason? Did that give me courage even though it shook all these emotions through my body and soul? I have a little sign by my kitchen sink "Things happen for a reason, just believe....."

Comment by Tim Irvine on January 29, 2011 at 12:08pm

I am glad you could find some humor in it. I know that must have been horrible for you, at the same time. You maybe found some freedom in that moment. When I was a kid I had a similar incident happen right in front of the girl I was wanting to date at the time. No body ever spoke a word about it. It happened and it was over and just like that, I gained a little strength knowing the world would not end if anyone saw me without it. Stay strong, you'll be fine. Tim

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