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 Jean on January 25, 2013 at 8:11pm

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

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 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 Tamera on January 26, 2013 at 4:26pm

Awesome!

Comment by Jules on January 26, 2013 at 10:50pm

I thought this video was so refreshing and empowering. Thank you Michelle. I'm sure your story has touched many other women. I've had alopecia since I was 13. I've only just recently lost my eyebrows and most of my eyelashes. I choose not to wear a wig but having no eyebrows really alters your appearance a lot more, I think. But this condition isn't something that I can control, so I just try to roll with it the best way I can. I've even told a couple of my colleagues at work about my alopecia. I think that educating people could help them to be more understanding and accepting. I just can't take on the responsibility of worrying about what others think about me because it is what it is. Either you accept me or you don't, but I just try to work on self-love each and every day. I can't be of service to others if I'm not strong within myself. To all the women out there, keep your head up!!

Comment by CME on January 28, 2013 at 7:02pm

Fantastic video. I understand her very well! I have alopecia universalis since I was 12 years old.
I consider my self a happy person. I've been married with a woman for 9 year. Despite the problems it does occur when you are bald, I have a great love and friends. I think that I live a normal life, with love and people around me who respect me as I am.

Comment by Pat on January 29, 2013 at 9:30pm

Great video with a great message.

Comment by Hope on February 2, 2013 at 12:17am

Loved this video!! She is amazing. Makes me want to just feel free and tell everyone my secret/story that I've been hiding for 18 years. But then I come back down to "my" reality and who I am and.....I can't. ):

Comment by Debs on March 4, 2013 at 12:21am

Fantastic speech. Truly inspirational. Thank you

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