Hi, if you have read my other two blogs you know I am pretty good with my AU, that I actually in some ways like it at this point. Here are some reasons why

1. I am stronger- this is kinda obvious, we are all stronger because of this, we go through a life changing thing really, especially in our culture where looks are so important, where hair is a billion dollar industry, we are thrown into this and we must deal, we must be ok, and we are. it is only hair. I repeat that to myself sometimes. When you think about how sick some people are, when you think about what is happening in Haiti right now, when you think about how much worse it could be, wow we are so lucky. I get to pass this strength on to my son as well.

2. Confidence- this forces your confidence to go way up. I know at first it does the opposite usually, but you can fight through it and see how beautiful you are, hair or no hair. some people rely soooo much on their hair, it is crazy, and here we are, no hair, and still beautiful, still good, we know that it is so not important. I feel good when I know that I am still me, and still pretty with or without hair.

3.Compassion- I think having alopecia has made me a nicer, better, more caring person. I want to help others with this, I want to help children and teens get through it and come out a better person. Sometimes I forget I have anything different about me, really I do. Only maybe once every 2 weeks do i even think about Alopecia. It is so part of my routine. But i know it is not as easy for everyone, and i just want them to see that it can be ok. I also think that having alopecia made me more humble, so I am willing to open my eyes up, to see the real world more and to not be ignorant to more important issues than my hair

4.Greatful- with my bad luck, along with the AU I have other auto immune problems, I have had Rhumatoid arthritis and a mild case of Lupus, that comes and goes. sometimes things flare up sometimes I am ok, i am always pretty draied from my immune system fighting 24/7 but because I have had to deal with some of the bad health stuff I am more greatful for the fact that Ic ould be so much worse off. that i am mostly ok and that the hair loss is nothing.

5.it's just made me me. i just know that without AU I wouldn't be the same person, have the same experiences and friends. and I am happy for that.


So just know that:

You are beautiful, you are brave, you are smart, you will be perfectly fine, you will be better for it.
ps humans don't really need hair anymore, we have just evolved ;)