Comment by Tallgirl on August 16, 2010 at 2:59am

Gawd, you sound like me! I am about to be 58...and am a teacher. Yeah, that end-of-day removal sure is great, huh?

Comment by kelly curry-wills on August 16, 2010 at 3:58pm

hey i'm 50. six years ago my husband helped me shave my head. It never affected our physical relationship one bit. I've had men flirt with me since going bald so believe me there are some very open minded and nice guys still out there. I'm a teacher and I've never worn a wig to work or otherwise. I do like hats because they are great sunscreen and can be removed without comment when they become uncomfortable. keep hitting this site whenever you need a lift. I hope you aren't truly sick. It is possible to look healthy and be bald. Nothing is a liberating as the day you walk out of your house with your head held high and say this is me Thank You God.

Comment by Marisa on August 16, 2010 at 11:40pm

thanks all....

Tallgirl...love the end of the day and the "flipping of my wig"...ha ha ha..glad to meet you!!!
Tanya....I have to agree with you on the "hairless" body...the not shaving of the legs, armpits, facial hair, etc IS GREAT!!! I do have a lot of life in me that is for sure....I don't even feel my age at all....but age is just a number....and somedays I feel 20 and somedays I feel 120 =-) You sound like a really super person and I am glad to meet ya.
Aimee..yes, I am soooo glad I found this site...great to meet you.
Ben..At 15 I probably wanted to shave my head =-) so maybe now I am just reliving my teen years....you stay strong, teens can be rough...and know we are all here for each other!!! Glad to meet you.
Kelly...I would love to go into work without a wig, but the public is brutal...I think I am healthy other than the alopecia, so I am very blessed in that way...I too love hats and I have walked out of the house bald..and I am okay with that most days...just some days I feel sorry for myself and have my little pity party...but thank God those days are few and far between...glad to meet you.

Comment by Sarah y. Clingman on August 18, 2010 at 5:32pm

I do not have a single hair on my head,no eyelashes,brows. Buttttt I have hairy armpits & "other areas" also this year I suddenly have hairy knees. I guess this is God sence of humor :) I walk around in a baseball cap all the time. I have only braved the out in public bald once. It fealt GREAT but not sure I can get up enough nerve to do that again.

Comment by Marisa on August 18, 2010 at 7:04pm

Sarah...that is definately a sense of humor....I must admit I do not miss all the shaving =-) But I hope perhaps one day I have my head of hair...but if not....bald is the way it is...I think if every person on the planet who was affected by this condition did not wear wigs etc....we would probably be really surprised at the bald people roaming around!!!! Good luck to you. Good to meet ya!!

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