As you may know, my daughter has AA and she has had it for most of her life. She deals with it very well and has had many boyfriends come and go. She has just turned 16 and dropped a bomb on her father and I; she is pregnant. I was extremely upset at first and then angry, but now I have come to except the fact that our lives are going to take a major turn. She understands that she must continue her education, because without it in todays day and age, you cannot et a good job. She also… Continue

My daughter subscribes to a teen magazine for girls called Justine. I was so pleased to see a special section for a young lady who has Alopecia Areata. She also has a music video on YouTube, "I Could Be Great" that tells a story of a young girl teased and bullied at school. Her goal is to educate others about Alopecia. What an inspiration! Oh by the way her name is Olivia Rusk.

My wonderful teenage daughter is at it again. As we look for new a different style wigs to get, especially with the fall weather approaching, she has her sights set on a jet black long haired wig with red streaks in it. Just when I thought she has outgrown the 'goth' look she throughs me a curve ball. All but one of her wigs is some shade of blonde; the one that is not is hot pink with black roots. I guess I can't say much about the pink since at that time my own hair was pink. She just doen't… Continue

I am so proud of my daughter that I cannot even begin to express the joy. She has a serious boyfriend and has been afraid to tell him about her Alopecia. Today she told him that she suffers from it and that she wears wigs because of the many bald spots that she has and he was like "oh that's all? I thought it was something serious." She was so afraid that he would not accept her after finding out but was truly surprised that he likes her for her.