If Your Hair Falls Out, Keep Dancing!

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About Me:
I'm an artist and author living in Portland, Oregon, with two cats and a dog. I've had aa for about 30 years, universalis for 20 years.

Hooray! My book, "If Your Hair Falls Out, Keep Dancing!" has won TWO NATIONAL AWARDS: The national ReaderViews Best Body/Health Book Award and ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year!
Thank all of your for your support and feedback on the book!

"If Your Hair Falls Out, Keep Dancing!" is available at www.Amazon.com and any other online bookstore. The book can be shipped anywhere in the world. If you want to get it at your local bookstore, simply ask them to order it for you.

You can see me on TV for a short segment talking a little bit about the book. Go to: http://www.katu.com/amnw
Click "Being Bald."

Here are a few comments from readers:

"If only I'd had this book when I first started losing my hair to Alopecia Areata. Some stories made me cry. Some made me laugh. All made me realize that I'm not the first to have gone through this.
"Leslie Ann provides invaluable information on wigs, eyebrows and eyelashes. Eye makeup tips that make all the difference in the world.
"The best part of all about this book is that even the serious parts are related with a sense of understanding and underlying humor.
"I'm passing my copy around to all of my family members to read!"
- Ree, Alopecia World member(who says she has read the book three times)

"I read your book. I laughed.I cried.I enjoyed your art.
Most of all, it helped me to accept my new image. I've always thought of bald women as being beautiful. I just never thought I would be a beautiful bald woman! Thank you for your help. I would recommend this to anyone. Especially people with newly formed Alopecia."
-Crowned Regal (Annette)

“I could not put it down. I was up till 1 AM reading. What a great book! I wish it had been around when I was first diagnosed. Everyone with alopecia, or anyone who knows someone who has alopecia, should read your book. I will be sharing it with my family and friends.”
-Renee

"...Emily especially enjoyed the “Don’t you just hate it when…” section. Never before has she laughed so much about alopecia. What a wonderful gift you have given my daughter, helping her see a lighter side to alopecia. I cannot thank you enough for that."
-Liz

"...The part where the girl was in a car accident, her wig flew off into her lap, and her boyfriend thought it was a rat made me laugh! It was also very nice that you had the section for children, and for people who have lost their hair due to chemotherapy. It's not easy to lose your hair for any reason. Plus, sometimes a women's hair after chemo is not as abundant as it was before, and you gave lots of ideas for how to augment thin or patchy hair. "
- Nicole

I wrote "If Your Hair Falls Out, Keep Dancing!" to help other people -- particularly women and girls --and it's one that I wish I had been able to find when I discovered I had alopecia years ago.

I have stumbled through all the stages of grief (feeling guilty because, after all, there are worse things than alopecia), figuring out how to look normal, bouncing from one treatment to another, buying and ruining or rejecting dozens of wigs, losing every single hair on my body, figuring out how to tell guys I was dating, living in fear of the wind and someone touching my head…all in all, going from heartbreak to acceptance to joy and confidence. And it's all in the book, along with experiences of others, advice on wigs, makeup, products, treatments -- and how you can celebrate your life with alopecia areata, go after your dreams, and know you’re not alone.

To buy "If Your Hair Falls Out, Keep Dancing," go to www.Amazon.com or click the link below.

Hear a live interview at http://www.insidescooplive.com/author-pages/Butler-LeslieAnn-readin....

Visit my artist web site at www.leslieannbutler.com.

And don't forget to have fun today!
Do you have alopecia?
Alopecia universalis
Are you age 18 or older?
Yes - I am 18 or older
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At 7:38pm on February 14, 2012, StruthStruth said…

Hi there Leslie. Thanks for the welcome.
I'm all good - lovely sunny day here.
Just watched your tv interview that's on the site. I certainly won't be trying a urine treatment :) Hope you are well.

Ruth

At 4:08pm on February 14, 2012, MichelleMichelle said…

Hi Leslie, Thank you for the welcome email! This is all so new and different. Everyday is a challenge and hard as a mom. My daughter is doing better now that she has a hair piece that matches her hair pretty well and covers a lot of the bald/thinning areas on top and the sides. We might need to get a wig soon though as the hair in back is starting to fall out and thin too. She has not told many people about her Alopecia Areata. She has not quite come to terms with things yet. I am so glad I found Alopecia World. Great place to share info and be able to deal with this crazy situation! Thanks again.

At 10:52am on February 14, 2012, MauraMaura said…

I am good today getting over a cold and going to try and get into the hair dresser to see if she can help me iwth spring and summer coming up. I hlep I can make what little I have grown in 4 years since chemo Taxatore I hope to be able to uplift it to hide the bald spot at the crown I cannot stand the thought of going through the summer. Cancer is expensive thank God I had good ins. but it does not touch head pieces and even if its caused from my sickness. I work in public and need to feel good about myself I tend to keep my self at home all weekend. I dont date dont feel worthy of anyone too much baggage for a 60 year old but i need to get my self out there after loosing a 32 year marriage. Have any suggestions on it, my dog is my best friend. I had so much confidence on my looks and body before BC and loosing my breast was not hard next to loosing my hair any suggestions? Have a good Valentines day.

At 10:33am on February 14, 2012, MichaelaMichaela said…

I'm really impressed with your wig........Can you give me the site or tell me how I can get one myself considering that I live in Europa-Romanaia
Thank you

At 2:48am on February 14, 2012, MichaelaMichaela said…

I'm OK , thank you so much for asking........I felt lonley in this Alopecia World..............having only Rose to talk to.
you look great in this blonde wig. Is it a Follea or a freedom wig?

At 1:15am on February 14, 2012, BonnieBonnie said…
Hi. I am well. How long have you had AU? I was first diagnosed with it when I was 1 but it grew back a few years later and all came out again when I was 12. I have been wearing wigs now for the past 16 years. 
At 6:29pm on February 12, 2012, Nikks79Nikks79 said…

Hi Leslie Ann! Thanks for your welcome. I apologize for not getting back to you sooner. I just saw your comment; learning how this site works day by day. Congrats on your success with your book!! I'm very interested in reading it. Will have to look for it when I get a chance : ) Best Wishes - Nicole.

At 8:06pm on February 9, 2012, TeriTeri said…

HI Leslie,

Thanks for saying HI......... as your aware Im new to the site just trying to work my way around it really.

Its actually a yr this month that I lost all my hair in just over 2 weeks amazing ........ glad to say I have come a long way, and am very fortunate to be of a positive nature :)

You look fabulous in your pic, I use to always be in photos... all the time actually, lol and now rarely don't like the way I look in them..miss my eyelashes the most funnily enough.
I hope you dont mind if I ask to add you as a friend as I dont know anyone else on here??

Have a fabulous weekend
thanks again
Teri

At 8:05pm on February 9, 2012, raising5ducklingsraising5ducklings said…

LeslieAnn,
Thank you for your warm welcome. After looking over your profile, I'm definitly gonna have to get a copy of your book. You should have your publisher make it available in Kindle! I am suffering from hair loss due to medical problems (not cancer related), but at this point we don't know if it's going to come back or not. It's nice finding others that understand how hard this is.

At 6:38pm on February 9, 2012, AngelaAngela said…

Hello Leslie, thanks for the welcome. I am great today, tired of wearing wigs and trying to muster enough nerve to go without wearing a wig. Thanks again for the welcome.

 
 
 
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