Come and meet up for coffee and chat at Timothy's, College Square, Baseline Road on Wed, June 23rd at 7:00 pm.

Love to see you there!

Julia

Unfortunately, I was only able to go to the Alpocia Palooza on Friday afternoon. I saw only one vendor - Debbie from Fuller Hair. Even Debbie seemed surprised to see me, an adult, at this event for children. The make-up events were scheduled for Saturday and due to a previous committment, I was unable to go. Has anything such as this ever been established for those with alopecia in general?

I am not sure myself. I saw it listed on the Bald Ladies Do Lunch website and decided to go, as I live 10 min. from Philly. Now that I look closer, it seems geared toward children. It does have some make-up workshops (which interests me). Will let you all know tonight what happens!
Sharon

Thanks Wendy!! Can you do everything without no problem? Sorry...I´m scared if I have to wear a wig and can´t live a normal life.

I love you hair!!It really suits you a lot.Can I ask U what type of wig is it? Is it comfortable?

Thankyou I had a brilliant weekend, and yourself?
Im glad you enjoy your job, as there is nothing worse having to go to a job that you dont enjoy! I love my job and am apllying to be a nurse at the moment!

Hello Wendy, thankyou for your kind words. Yes I think this site is amazing doesnt make you feel "so" alone. What part of care are you in?
I hope you are well
x

Thanks for th encouragement. This is a photo of me trying on wigs. I have 4 but I never wear them. I sweat too much and they are too itchy for me. I wear bandanas and scarfs all the time and go bald at home. This is more.....me! or perhaps it is because I just haven't found that one wig that I feel right in?

I too have lost my eyebrows, eyelashes too, in fact I have lost everything on my body. The brows and lashes are the hardest to deal with. Apparently I am pretty good at drawing them on, because a lot of people think they are real. Who knew I had a talent!

It is nice to meet you. I think at some point we should try and get us Ottawa area "survivors" together and vent and laugh and well whatever.
You have a great long weekend too, I will be painting the house all weekend, good? not sure yet.
Take care,
Natalie

Ha ha! No, I just snip 'em and wear 'em! I told you I was cheap............lol That way, if I mess them up, I have only myself to blame! My email address is juliaforester@yahoo.ca. Hope you have a great day. Take care and talk soon.

Julia :-)

Hi Wendy,
Great to meet you! And you are the first person with AA I've found in Ottawa, believe it or not! I don't know any eyebrow technicians - I too thought about having it done, but mine have come back a bit (very patchy though) and I use a Rimmel eyebrow pencil to fill in the gaps. Thank you for your kind words. I buy my wigs on eBay and never pay more than $50 or so!!! Cheap or what?!!!! As for scarves, I love them and wear them when the wigs start to get me down. I sometimes wear hats, but I'm always afraid they'll come off. Please feel free to email me if you want to chat.

Take care,

Julia

Hi! Sorry it took me so long to reply- been really busy with exams and work! Hope you're doing well on your journey! How are you doing? Do you have a wig? I noticed that there isn't much of a selection in Ottawa, I order mine from the internet.

Hi Wendy, There seems to be a few people from the Ottawa area on AW. So you may want to look them up? I have some family and friends in Ottawa, who I try to visit a few times a year. Thanks for the friend invite, you are my second friend on AW from Ottawa. If you would like to chat, feel free to email me. Have a good week, Kim J

I have done all the shops in Toronto, its really not much in terms of GOOD variety. I now buy my wigs in the states.. in Dallas to be exact... I've been a customer there for 21 years.. Perhaps somethings have changed on the wig front in Toronto and I just dont know about it.. VERY POSSIBLE.. but the one I have I can swim in, and no slidding issues.. let me know if you need a name.

Hi Wendy
I miss both my lashes and brows very much but there are lots of products out there to help out
Try out the site below, some great ideas
www.beauti-full-brows.com

Hi Wendy,
I know AA can be a real pain the ass. Just to answer your questions, this is all my real hair. I do not use wigs. Most of my hair has grown back and currently I have no patches at all. However I notice one side thinning a lot and I just been through a period of stress so I am sure I will have a nice baseball sized bald spot.'
Have a wonderful day,
X Victoria

Hi Wendy, I am so sorry to not have gotten back to you before now... for some reason I didnt see the friend request until today...I'm still new to the site so I'm pretty sure I just over looked it.
I live in a suburb of Toronto.. so not too far from Ottawa, but not too close.. although we go to Ottawa a lot. I've had alopecia so long now that its hard to picture my life any other way... (although I wouldnt protest if my hair grew back) Its hard to adjust... no arguments there.. I guess a good attitue and a good wig helps... anytime you need to talk, I'm only an email away.

hey wendy.its a normal wig and i dont fix it anyway. but you can use glue for sure.;)