Hello AntiChick,

I talked with Nick and his experience was getting massages 2-3 times a week and his alopecia resolved. he did tell me he went through a very stressful event just before his alopecia began and has been resolved for 6 years now.
Anyway, i think I will give it a try. There is a local massage therapy school with good prices here so why not.

Hope all is well with you and your daughter Shannon.

Jeffrey

Hi my name is Nick. I live in the Dallas area. I had spots of hair loss and also a huge area of hair loss. My doctor told me I had Alopecia and that there was no cure. I had no hair growth at all in these ares for eight months. I tried something and my hair started growing back within two weeks. Have not had a hairloss problem since. I do not know if mine was the same condition as your daughters. If you would like to call me I will tell you my story. (214) 621-4858

Hi! How are you and Shannon doing? I posted some new pics of Maygen's hair loss. Wow....it is coming out rapidly. She just started a new treatment for her. She is taking steroid pills and will take them for 4 weeks. If that doesnt work, too bad...basically. Anyways, we also took her to the Hair Club for kids in the big D and they were so friendly. We are excited about this opportunity.

I think that we are going to go to a place in Garland that my aunt uses. She has had 4 bouts with cancer. We are going to spend the day trying on wigs and maybe even getting some scarfs. I am hoping it will be a fun day for Maygen, considering all the crap she is going through. She wants a real hair wig. Does your daughter wear her wig when she is playing sports?

Does Shannon wear a wig? I am planning on going this weekend to get her fitted for a wig. She wants the real hair. I can't blame her. I need what ever advice you can give me. How old is your daughter? It would be nice to schedule lunch together sometime and let the girls meet. I think that would really help Maygen. I live in Paris, which is about 2 hours away from Arlington. It would be nice to provide a support group that could meet face to face, even for us moms.

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Hi "Chick!"
I know how hard it is to have a daughter with alopecia. I have had alopecia for about 30 years. After I became the spokesperson for the National Alopecia Areata Foundation, a lot of women were needing my help and support, so I wrote a book called, "If Your Hair Falls Out, Keep Dancing!" It might make you feel better about how you can support your daughter. Check it out on my page -- and WELCOME!
LeslieAnn

Hello and welcome to Alopecia World.
There are lots of people here with and without kids to give you support and advice.

Jeff

Congratulations to your 11-year-old daughter, too! As a father with three daughters, including two teens, I know firsthand that your daughter's courage is to be commended. I wish her great joy and good success. :-)

I'm so proud of my kiddo... I'd been talking to her about maybe talking to her class about what's going on with her so they'd have the right information and not end up making things up to gossip about ... she'd agreed that would be best, and wanted me to set it up with the school counselor. Ended up, she decided to handle it all herself before I could even go and talk to the school nurse & counselor.

All the kids in her class were very supportive, and she feels so much better to not have to try and hide it and worry about what will happen when they find out now.

My fifteen cents on what you can do for your daughter is to stay strong.

Welcome Anti!
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