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Comment by Tamera on January 26, 2013 at 4:26pm

Awesome!

Comment by Gerina on January 26, 2013 at 3:05pm

This is a great video :) Thanks Michelle!

In regard to the comments on this video, everybody has their own experiences and believes, though I honestly believe it is not all black and white. It is not that or everyone will understand alopecia or nobody will understand alopecia. There will be people that do not know what to say or how to act and be all critical about how we look and what they think about it. Let them be, it shows their true colours. Then again, we do care about opinions of others, we tend to reflect ourselves to the outside world.
I think that we can make a little difference ourselves just like Michelle does, If we are open and talk about alopecia and are comfortable while doing so we create a space for more understanding from the outside world and at the same time it can help ourselves in accepting. I strongly believe that how we feel about our condition reflects on the outside world and we need to enhance this rather than to let the outside world be reflected on us.

Comment by Angela M. Ocampo on January 26, 2013 at 8:04am

Awesome!!!! just love it...I would like to make the SPANISH VERSION....

Comment by Jean on January 25, 2013 at 8:11pm

She is smart, beautiful and a great role model. Best wishes to her.

Comment by melissa on January 25, 2013 at 5:48pm

As a 48 year old woman that has lived with alopecia for 30 years, I appreciate Michelle's viewpoint! One thing I would like to add is that I have found great peace in knowing my value is in being a child of God. His love for me allows me to be confident in my value reguardless of my physically looks. You can allow alopecia to define you, or you can live with the condition gracefully just as many people live with physical or mental challenges of various sorts. I appreciate your speaking out Michelle!

Comment by Anne Vanderlaan on January 25, 2013 at 4:00pm

Thank you for your story. I think the worst for me was having someone write on my van "BALD WHORE". I am an artist with a Masters in Fine Art. I paint and make jewelry. I also have a Masters in Clinical Mental Health and have not been able to get a job.I am almost done with my PhD in psychology and most of this is to prove to myself that I am ok. I have gone to interview after interview but wonder if it is because of my painted face and wig? Or now my age? I am brave and do go alla bald often. But I do think it is a stigma that being a bald woman you do not have a crown and glory that something is wrong with me.

Comment by Mark S. Hansen on January 25, 2013 at 3:32pm

Sorry that was 13 yrs ago not 113 yrs ago.

Comment by Mark S. Hansen on January 25, 2013 at 3:30pm

My name is Mark. Im 50+, S, nvr married, and Ive had alopecia universalis 4 ovr 40 yrs. I wore a wig (hid under a wig) for about 30 yrs and finally took it off for the last time about 8 yrs ago. It did not really give me any confidence Though. That is bec I failed to take many many chances in approaching women over the years thinking that they would be turned off if I told them I was wearing a wig. Now I wear a cap almost all the time just bec I am so used to wearing something on my head. But even though I take a lot of responsibilty for my in action, it is by far not all my fault. Looks mean way more to people than they will admit. It may be the beauty on the inside that in the end counts. But looks will draw her or him in and personality (whats inside) will either keep you around or turn you away. If someone is not attracted to your outside your inside is not going to be of much help. Every woman who has turned me down since I have wore the wig and after has done so bec they told me that they were not attracted to me. To this day, I have never had a girl friend or relationship in my whole life. I lost my virginity to a woman I met on line at age 49. That was 8 yrs ago. Before that I had not been within arms length of a woman since 1989. Now I am at least twice as old as many of the women I am around at the Y and at bars I frequent. I dont tell my real age bec I dont look it and bec if someone is attracted to me and she is 18 or 48, I can't have a problem with that. A woman who saw my profile on a dating site about 113 yrs ago asked me if I would enjoy the company of an older woman. She was 47 and I was about 43. We met she talked to me for about 30 minutes and after that I never saw her again. When I called her she told me she was not interested. If she would have been 18 or 21 or 29 or 35 and she would have been interested, I would have went out with her again. So the moral of the story is that even though it is of course how you are inside, in the real world, my real world, its not. I never has been. Alopecia stinks at best and so do the people who judge me and reject me bec of it. Thats my experience. Mark S Hansen Milwaukee WI.

Comment by nojash on January 25, 2013 at 2:27pm

Wonderful video. You are an inspiration to all. I needed to hear your words to keep me strong with my ongoing battle of alopecia areata. You are a beautiful person inside and out. God Bless You!

Comment by Christa on January 25, 2013 at 2:16pm

Great! What a super young woman!

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