"I am a very open minded guy, who has had alopecia universalis for over 40 years. I welcome opinons of all kinds and I hate things like political correctness, where speech is concerned. But bulling, name calling, and ignorance by relating derogatory…"
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Covered up for almost 40 years...
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Milwaukee WI. Alopecia support groups?
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Mark S. Hansen replied to kathy ferguson's discussion Horrible quote from HBO show "VEEP" last nightMark S. Hansen replied to kathy ferguson's discussion Horrible quote from HBO show "VEEP" last night"I have had Alopecia Universalis 4 over 40 yrs. I wore a wig for about 30 of those years. About 8 yrs ago I took it off. Now I get double takes everyday, because people are plain ignorant and/or curious. But also bec I hav something that few have…"
Mark S. Hansen left a comment for Cindie"Thanks. I only wish I had access to others in my area (Milwaukee WI.) who had this condition. There are no more suuport groups around here. But thats alright. I did not go to many anyways when there were. My (life long) quest is to try to inform…"
Pebbles left a comment for Mark S. Hansen"Hi mark just wanna say that i read ur post and feel the same wat! Now that ive stop wearing the wigs ppl still say i have a pretty face but guess not pretty enough to date! It does get lonely but keep ur head up that special some1 is out there trust…"
Mark S. Hansen left a comment for Susan Innes"Hi Susan thanks for writing back. There used to be a support group out at Freodeart hospital is west Milwaukee some years ago. I had only been to one about 12 years ago. I recently found a few women from Mwaukee who's names were listed on the…"
Susan Innes left a comment for Mark S. Hansen"Hello Mark- I just read your post on Jen's discussion regarding coping with the alopecia. I was surprised to see that you are from Milwaukee; I live in the Madison area and had actually been contacted by a young teen girl in this group during…"
Mark S. Hansen replied to Jen's discussion I need someone who knows what I'm going through/been through"Hi. Believe me I do no what you are going thorough. Hi Jen, My name is Mark Hansen and I live on the east side of Milwaukee. I am a single never married, 55 year old guy who has had Alopecia Universalis or Totalis, (total body hair loss) for about…"
Mark S. Hansen commented on alopeciachangedmylife's blog post Everyone from Alopecia World please read this and comment or inbox me x"...and lastly X; Do not always assume, too quickly, that someone is not going to like you just because you have this condition. That is what I did in many cases. Talk to them. Try to explain things to them if you can. And thank God that our…"
Mark S. Hansen commented on alopeciachangedmylife's blog post Everyone from Alopecia World please read this and comment or inbox me x"Page 1 of 2) Hi X; my name is Mark Hansen and I live on the east side of Milwaukee. I am a single never married, 55 year old guy who has had Alopecia Universalis or Totalis, (total body hair loss) for about over 40 years. Mine started to fall out in…"
Karen Smith replied to Mark S. Hansen's discussion Covered up for almost 40 years..."I am sorry that you have gone through this but alopecia does not have to stop you from being loved. Your insecurities about it sound like they are certainly getting in the way. Are you moving on with life in other ways? Do you have a career you…"
Mark S. Hansen posted a discussionCovered up for almost 40 years...
I first got Alopecia Areata in the 4th grade and it progressed to total hair loss by the time I was 15. in 1970. In the few years prior, what hair I had left, was ripped out on a few occssions by the school bullies. My parents bought me a wig to wear in high school. It was not a secret very long. In any case, I wore wigs for about 35 years until I finally took the last one off about 6 years ago. But what was supposed to give me the confidence to approach other women at work, school, college,…See More
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- My name is Mark and I live on the east side of Milwaukee WI. I am 53, single, and never married. Why? I either have not approached enough women in my life because of my condition and or in many cases, my experiences have been that they have been turned off because of it. I have had alopecia totalis, complete body hair loss for about 40 + years. I wore a wig all that time up until about 5 years ago, when I finally threw the last one I had away. So now I wear a baseball cap almost everwhere because I am so used to having something on my head. Anyways, I was downsized from my job some months ago. So I have been spending time checking out the employment web sites. But when I am not doing that I work out at the YMCA about 3 times a week to keep in shape. I also enjoy movies the lake front, at times, the bars, and Milwaukee festivals. Thanks
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- At 1:39am on November 17, 2011, Pebbles said…
- Hi mark just wanna say that i read ur post and feel the same wat! Now that ive stop wearing the wigs ppl still say i have a pretty face but guess not pretty enough to date! It does get lonely but keep ur head up that special some1 is out there trust im still waiting with hope. Hope all is well
- At 11:42pm on November 8, 2011, Susan Innes said…
Hello Mark- I just read your post on Jen's discussion regarding coping with the alopecia. I was surprised to see that you are from Milwaukee; I live in the Madison area and had actually been contacted by a young teen girl in this group during the summer but was thinking we were the only ones from Wisconsin. (I was very sorry to see that you're part of the unemployed population...a hard journey to take; I watch CNN quite a bit, listening to the lack of self-esteem and associated depression from those who face the perpetual rejection. It would be even harder for those of us with AU.)
Many years ago I used to drive into the Waukesha area to meet with the NAAF-associated support group with a subsequent attempt to start one here in Madison but our medical advisor decided to move to the Twin Cities and my job working for the UW Hospital was becoming exhausting with mandatory weekly overtime, Since I worked at home, it allowed me to forgo the wig, a wonderful benefit.
Feel free to contact me at any time; as you'll see in my profile I'm retired so am perhaps spending too much time on the computer but am always glad to hear from fellow alopecians, especially those with universalis. (BTW, I'm originally from Wauwatosa but have not been back to Milwaukee for at least 20 years, usually just visiting my niece in Hartland.) Susan
- At 5:49pm on April 4, 2011,
Squonk said… - Hi Mark, I'm in McHenry (at least, for now). Just thought I'd pop a hello out to you.
- At 11:04am on March 17, 2010,
Lois said… - Hi Mark...how are you?
Hoping you are busy with new work and not finding a free moment anywhere, lol, I wish you a happy weekend. Hope to catch up with you another time, bye!
pax
- At 5:51pm on February 18, 2010, Mark S. Hansen said…
- Hi. As I mentioned, it may have been author and critic Neil Postman (who has since passed away, I think) who said that, not Neil Rosen. If I get the chance I will try to research it.
later.
Mark.
- At 5:34pm on February 16, 2010, Aredee said…
- Thanks! Please email the info directly when you get the chance. I'm familiar with Minow's "vast wasteland" but Rosen's was a new one for me, and I loved it. I tried searching the Nation's online archive for the full article, but to no avail. And sorry for the unconventional way of contacting you. Blame it on Google.
- At 5:34pm on February 16, 2010, Aredee said…
- Thanks! Please email the info directly when you get the chance. I'm familiar with Minow's "vast wasteland" but Rosen's was a new one for me, and I loved it. I tried searching the Nation's online archive for the full article, but to no avail. And sorry for the unconventional way of contacting you. Blame it on Google.
- At 1:26pm on February 16, 2010, Mark S. Hansen said…
- Hi Aredee. I am heading down to Racine in about an hour and I will be back up here around Thursday afternoon. Yes I am the author of that article in the Monday Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. I am not sure which of the 2 quotes you are refering to. But if it is about the quote of Neil Rosen, after I submitted it, I thought to myself, maybe that was Neil Postman who said that. I usually do my homework more than I did this time. I just read Eugene Kanes article and in a litte fit of emotion just typed out the way I felt at the moment. As far as the first quote goes the one by Newton Minnow, one of the editors called me on Friday night to ask me if the Neil Rosen I was refering to was the current critic, Neil Rosen. I just told him that it is something I thought I remembered from...
- At 9:59pm on February 15, 2010, Aredee said…
- Forgive me if I'm barking up the wrong tree, but are you the Mark Hansen whose letter was printed in the 2/15/10 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel? I did enjoy the letter, and I have a question about one of the quotes.
- At 9:47pm on February 12, 2010, Mark S. Hansen said…
- Yo Lois. I was downtown at da Y. I am at a east side Kinkos right now waiting for the bus. I'll probably be back here on line from the Milwaukee east side library sometime tommorrow afternoon.
Later, marky.
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