Hey...what a great smile...

I got bitten by something 3 weeks ago..(bank holiday weekend) within days my hands were itching badly then my head and within 2 weeks I had lost almost all of my hair including eyebrows and lashes...massive steroid doses and my eyebrows are coming back as are the lashes...they call it Alopecia Aureata...desperately trying to come to terms with it...not so much the hair loss but the speed of it...seeing people on this site who have come to terms and are getting on with it makes me realise that health is more important than hair...

Michelle Chapman! The girl with the 1,000-watt smile. How you doin'? :)

Hello Michelle,
two months ago, I was waching you on the spanish tv with Gail Porter, I loved the program. Thank you very much indeed becouse I got many reason to continue....
Marga 4 years with AU

Micheellllee! Thanks for the greeting. I'm doing great. I love that pic in your avatar. Lights up the entire page!

w00t! Hi Michelle!

Welcome back, Michelle. You certainly were missed. ;-)

Hey there Michelle,
my mum was diagnosed with alopecia last year, and unfortunately she dealt with it quite badly. As a result when it came to doing my dissertation at uni, I thought looking into the affects hair loss has in women would be an interesting eye opening topic to research. I however need to carry out some interviews with women in the UK suffering from alopecia, so if you would be willing to take part let me know, if not no problem.

Thanks a mill!
Sophie x x

ps you look lovely

Hi Michelle,
Would you be free to meet up sometime? I could pop down to Plymouth as my daughter lives there so could visit her aswell. Do you work full time or do you have a day off soon?
Margaret from Exeter

Heya Michelle,

Just a quickie from me to say well done on GMTV i am so proud of you & the work that you do, thank you for sharing.

Cheers


Katherine.x

hi there thanks for the kind words i am finding things a bit hard at the min some days im really positive then another i really hate it but im not going to let it beat me its really nice to speak with people who really understand what your feeling at least i wont b worrying about going grey lol you seem a really up beat positive person who knows maybe ill feel like that one day keep smiling sharon

Michelle, I would really like to meet up with you. You sound so up beat about hair loss and seem to fully understand and yet have used the condition to your advantage. I try to do the same but although a confident person on the outside I do think about how I am on the inside quite a lot. I still think it is a cruel condition to have - so un-lady like! I have coped on my own and would have loved to have the support of alopecia world behind me during the past 35 years. I can honestly say it's been only since Easter (when I found this site) that I have almost wanted to tell the world about hair loss and stubbonly want to 'walk bald' in public places - it has made such an impact. It would be great to meet up with someone with similar life struggles. So many seem to be happy to wear a wig. I look great in one but I feel as though I am not me but someone else. Anyway less of me wittering on. I live in Woodbury just 45 mins away from Plymouth. Are you free at all on aThursday evening in a couple of weeks time? Margaret

thank you too Michelle....keep in touch!

when ever you are ready....I shall walk with you, Gail Porter. and many of our outspoken women, men. and children....to speak out on behalf of the millions of Alopecia Survivors who battle every day.
Give them a hands up and awareness to those all around the World who have no Clue about Alopecia!

Hi Michelle.
Just wanted to say that i thought your interview on GMTV was fab. It really cheered me up. I'm currently taking some time off work to help me get my alopecia sorted and i never would have seen it if i'd been at work.
Its so great to see someone using their alopecia to raise awareness. I'd love to think that in years to come i'll be able to do the same.
Take care, Melinda :-)

I'm so proud of you Michelle..I will be Tweeting about you later! Alopecia Awareness is Key! Take Care and I'll talk with you later!

Hi, I’m trying to arrange a get together this coming Saturday 23rd May. Can you meet up? When I find out who can make it I’ll arrange a mid way meeting place. I’m from Exeter – please let me know which town you coming from. I can’t wait to (at long last) meet others in the flesh who have alopecia. Margaret xx

Hi Michelle,
I'm trying to get a few of us together on a Thursday evening (the only night I can leave school early so not knackered! Fancy meeting up? Got 4 others in the locality so who knows maybe we could all have a fab evening together. Would you be up for it?
Margaret x

Hi Michelle,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Have a fantastic day :)