i ended up staying an extra night in louisville but it was way fun. we totally need a cali gathering. plus there are direct flights from here to san fran for like $100. so i may make the trip up there.

hey there! i have a question about the med. you took called dexamethasone. how long were you on it and did you have any side effects? you have a great attitude about aa. very inspiring! jenn

Hi Andrew - love your attitude with alopecia. I'm very similar. I started losing my hair when I was 12 but I was really into sports (soccer, basketball, track) so it was never really an issue. Excelling in sports was what I was more known for.

I rock climb now - have you ever tried it? Definitely an awesome experience. You should put it on your tick list to do. :-)

so...hows it going??

ooo you have been before, awesome! Is it always in Kentucky cause this is quite a hike. Where you able to get a room at the Marriott? I tried but they were totally booked!!

haha yep cali is the best, little town called petaluma 45 minutes north of san francisco! :) what about you? and i totally miss sports, its a weird transition going from playing sports all your life to not playing at all, and although i had great times with basketball, volleyball and track im glad to be moving into differnt aspects of life! a new adventure is always fun! :) and i was going to go to the conference but things didnt work out this year so im planning on going next year! your going?! and thank you very much for the compliment, they go a long way! :)

hey andrew! i saw you were from cali and i was like wahoo gotta talk to this guy,then i saw you are totally into sports and i thought we have a lot in common so just saying hey and seeing how your doing! :)

Hey Andrew, thanks for the add! I see your going to conference too! Im sooooo excited!! :) Hopefully I will get to meet you! Is this your first one too?

oh and thanx for the comment about the brows...;)

yea i love this site!! haha...i like helping ppl deal w/ AA...i have no problem dealing so yea...umm well to make a long story short about the whole conference...ive gone the last 5 yrs but this yr we arent going:((((....tear...anyway because i got in like huge trouble...had to good of a time a few times...haha....yea maybe you know what thats like?...

thanks, u look great in ur pics too

i cant wait for the conference...hopefully well get to meet each other there =)

u r adorable...haha but hey!! hows it going?

hii, whats up?

Hey Andrew!
Thanks for the message. That's super rad that you are going to the conference. I'll see you there hopefully! It's coming up pretty quick hey? what are you doing right now? Are you going to school? Talk to you soon:)

thank you for the comment and your right i do look great ha ha im also very confident and often wonder if i would have been the confident person i am if it was not for the alopecia i think it has made me the happy friendly and very caring person i am today i honestly do, so in a way it isnt such a bad thing especially now im older im not saying that when i was younger i was never hurt by the comments silly people made (there wasnt that many suprisingly) but you always get some idiot thinking there funny but i had the last laugh i have a beautiful family and am to be married in the next few weeks to dave my other half i have my own home and have a job i enjoy would enjoy it more if the money was better but you cant have everything ha ha

well how you doing!!!!
just thought i would say hiya im from sunny manchester england and ive had au for 21 years since i was 10/11 i know iknow i dont look that old haha seriously would be lovely to chat to you about alopecia or anything really see ya

i think that bald is hot!

Hi Andrew,

I like reading your profile. You have given me some hope as to my daughter's future and I will no doubt that your advice to heart.

Thanks for that.

Hey... Thanks for the advice, and by the way you look great!