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No more eyelashes!
When I was two years old I lost all of my hair including my eyelashes.
By the time I was in elementary school I got pink eye ALL the time because bacteria could get in my eyes due to the fact that I didn't have eyelashes. So, after several cases of pink eye, my body decided that I needed my eyelashes and they grew back.
16 years later.. I guess my body decided I don't need them anymore because guess what? As of today (November 23rd, 2010) my last eyelash just fell out.
Last week I noticed that my eyelashes were SUPER thin and when I went to put on mascara I couldn't do it because every time I touched them, they just fell out.
See, I literally do not care at all that I have no hair.. whatever I'm bald. Deal with it. It's hot ;) It does not upset me one single bit.. but for some reason when my eyelashes started falling out, I lost it. I balled my eyes out. My boyfriend told me I'm crazy and that I'm gorgeous either way, however, he understood why I was upset. It was so weird because I literally have never been upset about my alopecia. Ever. So anyways, I took that day just to cry and let it all out. After that.. I got over it. Whenever I have free time I have fun trying new, cool, fun ways to do my makeup because I can't do it the way I always have.
Yes. It's SO weird not having eyelashes anymore. But, I'm not going to spend the rest of my days crying over it. I just accepted it and got over it. It is weird to see pictures of myself from like.. two weeks ago where my eyelashes were full and beautiful, but whatever, this is like.. not an entirely new chapter in my life.. it's like.. a new paragraph in my chapter right now. Does that make sense? I hope so. Anyways, I just felt that I needed to get that little rant about my eyelashes out of my system.
xoo
Erika
Ps: Here's a picture of what my eyelashes use to look like -
By the time I was in elementary school I got pink eye ALL the time because bacteria could get in my eyes due to the fact that I didn't have eyelashes. So, after several cases of pink eye, my body decided that I needed my eyelashes and they grew back.
16 years later.. I guess my body decided I don't need them anymore because guess what? As of today (November 23rd, 2010) my last eyelash just fell out.
Last week I noticed that my eyelashes were SUPER thin and when I went to put on mascara I couldn't do it because every time I touched them, they just fell out.
See, I literally do not care at all that I have no hair.. whatever I'm bald. Deal with it. It's hot ;) It does not upset me one single bit.. but for some reason when my eyelashes started falling out, I lost it. I balled my eyes out. My boyfriend told me I'm crazy and that I'm gorgeous either way, however, he understood why I was upset. It was so weird because I literally have never been upset about my alopecia. Ever. So anyways, I took that day just to cry and let it all out. After that.. I got over it. Whenever I have free time I have fun trying new, cool, fun ways to do my makeup because I can't do it the way I always have.
Yes. It's SO weird not having eyelashes anymore. But, I'm not going to spend the rest of my days crying over it. I just accepted it and got over it. It is weird to see pictures of myself from like.. two weeks ago where my eyelashes were full and beautiful, but whatever, this is like.. not an entirely new chapter in my life.. it's like.. a new paragraph in my chapter right now. Does that make sense? I hope so. Anyways, I just felt that I needed to get that little rant about my eyelashes out of my system.
xoo
Erika
Ps: Here's a picture of what my eyelashes use to look like -
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Comment by Tallgirl on November 24, 2010 at 12:56am
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Love is love. Voices, kisses and strong arms are the same, no matter how many hairs one can count (or not). Count your blessings, Paired One! You are so amazing that someone wants to be with you despite all this baldness nonsense. Celebrate that by giving him your smiles and appreciation. Every day of being loved is wonderful, yes?
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Comment by Norm on November 24, 2010 at 12:49pm
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Hey Stace, is that always the same eye that does the disappearing trick? Maybe it's time for the ole pirate eyepatch and an aggressive sneer..... but don't you work in a beauty/fitness joint? In that case, you could tell peeps you're auditioning for "Pilates of the Caribbean". (er, sorry...) ;)
Erica: lurrrve the attitude. Who needs hair?? Not you! But if you still feel a bit down over the eye thing, go and see Stacey while she's in Pirate mode - I'm sure she'll give you 20 lashes (groan.) xxx
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Comment by Lee on November 24, 2010 at 11:20pm
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I feel the same way! I miss my lashes more than anything!
Eyeliner works wonders. People dont even know that I dont have lashes, it doesnt keep stuff out of your eye though. When you are ready, try some fake lashes. It took me about 30 times to realy learn how to get them on right. I usually messed up, got glue in my eye, and then just cried ; ( its hard to deal with. If you need any tipe os false alshes let me know.
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Comment by Tom Hobb on June 13, 2011 at 4:08pm
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Just curious - could the pink eye have been due to uveitis (iritis) rather than a bacterial infection? Uveitis is an autoimmune reaction which could be related to the alopecia. I've had uveitis myself, most likely related to arthritis.
I'm glad to read that you coped so well with the alopecia. Baldness does seem to work very well for you. You could be the poster girl for Bald is Beautiful. :)
Best wishes,
TH
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