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November 2014

Dietary changes halting alopecia areata Hello, I am new to the site, but wanted to come on and ask if anyone else has had significant success by changing their diet and eliminating inflammatory or foods that you are sensitive to? I suppose… Discussion Dietary changes halting alopecia areata 15 Likes Resentment Hi all, I just wanted to get some support as I have been dealing with a lot of resentments lately. I resent the peach fuzz on my face, I resent women who flaunt their gorgeous hair, I resent the fact… Discussion Resentment 1 Like I wish

I wish I could go to the salon and get my hair high lighted and walk out feeling awesome, like I used to.

I wish I could wash my hair with the super expensive shampoo and conditioner that…

Blog I wish 10 Likes

May 2014

A year ago I had hair

Just another bald woman. Well, I'm not entirely bald, but the few straggly remnants and the white mohawk weren't doing me any good. I got up the resolve to shave it off. The cleaned up look is…

Blog A year ago I had hair 24 Likes

March 2014

Biopsy advice please! Hello everyone! I was wondering if any of you could share your experiences with having a biopsy. I don't know much about them and was hoping to gather some information from all of you! My dermatolog… Discussion Biopsy advice please! 1 Like

February 2014

Don't let alopecia define you - let it be the thing that sets you free!

When I found my first bald patch, I was devastated. As if I wasn't struggling enough, now I was losing my hair?

In hindsight, it's no wonder I developed Alopecia. At the time, I was…

Blog Don't let alopecia define you - let it be the thing that sets you free! 14 Likes My hair growing back

Well, last May I started losing my hair and over the last 7 months, probably lost 80%. The only hair left was above my nape. I had long thick hair, so it was a bloody shock. What I've learnt from…

Blog My hair growing back 10 Likes

December 2013

Merry, merry Christmas! To all my fellow Alopecians, I have only one wish on this Christmas Eve. That you love your reflection. We are special. We are more than hair. Whether you are someone who has never had hair, or someo… Discussion Merry, merry Christmas! 18 Likes

November 2013

I like you, but I'm scared to get to know you...because I'm bald

I haven't attempted at a new relationship since my last.

And I'm scared to try.

Should I tell you later?

Say I do open up and get to know you, but the constant thought of my…

Blog I like you, but I'm scared to get to know you...because I'm bald 9 Likes Strangers Who Stare

video Strangers Who Stare 45 Likes

August 2013

Alopecia & things I can't experience with my daughter

my daughter is 2 yrs old and shes starting to wonder why her mommy does not have hair

i would love for her nd myself to play hair salon like i did with my mom

she gets upset that she…

Blog Alopecia & things I can't experience with my daughter 4 Likes

June 2013

Did any treatment "work" for you? It's my understanding that there's no "cure" for alopecia, but I'm still interested in learning about the varying degrees of success alopecians have had with the various treatments that are offered.… Discussion Did any treatment "work" for you? 18 Likes Photoshopped graduation picture!

My daughter just graduated from elementary school for handicapped children, but she has Down´s Syndrome and has had Alopecia Universalis for 5 years. And as a reward when the children got their…

Blog Photoshopped graduation picture! 7 Likes My friend tells me "I have AA because I'm to… I'm pretty mad about this. One of my best friends(which I'm not sure she is anymore)tells me " I have AA because I'm to vain and God is punishing for it by giving me this disease." I was trying not t… Discussion My friend tells me "I have AA because I'm to… 2 Likes What would Darwin say? I am wondering if alopecians are actually more evolved than humans without the disorder - our white blood cells fight off our hair follicles which leads me to believe we have stronger immune systems.… Discussion What would Darwin say? 24 Likes

May 2013

Acceptance

In the past few weeks, I've really changed. Changed in the sense that I'm not allowing myself to hide that I have alopecia anymore. I'm no longer considering it a 'secret'. I shouldn't be ashamed…

Blog Acceptance 37 Likes

May 2012

Horrible quote from HBO show "VEEP" last nig… Did anyone see this show last night? A quote from Julia Louis Dreyfus' character (the Vice President of the US) "The kids had alopecia and the mothers were on crack. It was a freakshow!" We need to w… Discussion Horrible quote from HBO show "VEEP" last nig… 19 Likes

December 2011

Hair Loss Documentary - Alopecia Areata

video Hair Loss Documentary - Alopecia Areata 11 Likes

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