hi lori,

i see you live in plymouth, i live in Sandwich. My story is a bit traumatic as one day my daughter had a friend over and i told her that i put tea tree oil in my hair and that i thought i was loosing my hair (but i wasn't at all). About 3 weeks later that same girl came over our house to spend the night. Both my daughter and I went to bed with clean, dry heads. We awoke to wet greasy heads. I was trying to figure out why our heads were so wet and greasy, i didn't even think about the girl. But after that my daughter and i began to loose our hair all on the crown of our heads. That girl had put some kind of chemical in our heads and combined it with oil. i have lost more then half the hair on the top of my head and my daughter's hair is thinning quickly. i am devistated especially for my daughter. i wish this happened naturally instead of us being assaulted while we were sleeping. that was a horrible, evil thing for that girl to do. i would like to prosecute that girl but i have no proof because we were sleeping. i wish i had called the police the morning we woke up with wet greasy heads so they could have documented it. i am so depressed lori, that is all i think of morning noon and night. And i'll never forgive myself for telling that girl my business. i think she is a sociopath from what i read. i need as much support as i can get because i am so traumatized by the event. it is not something that happens every day to people, it is a very weird thing that the girl did to us. i would love to hear from you. i know that i just need to practice acceptance but the way it happened is so hard to accept. i hope to hear from you lori, i could use a few friends here. thank you for listening. sincerely, megan

Hi, Lori

I'm new to this site and just joined the MA group. Your story and photos are inspiring. I've been working on alopecia in therapy and I'm ready to start having the time of my life as well. When I lost my hair 20 years ago I also lost my sense of humor (and I had a great one!) and recently I've been able to laugh about my alopecia with close friends so I feel I'm making progress. It's also a big step for me to break through isolation and join a group like this. You seem to be enjoying your life and it's good for me to see that. Just wanted to say "thank you."

peace,
Maryanne

thanks,
are there any group meetings in boston? i am thinkin of starting one like they have in wellesley, does boston needs a group? what do u think? would people want to come once a week?

Hi Lori,
How's things my friend? I wanted to let you know that we are planning an "Alopecia beauty day" at a boutique in Chelmsford on June 7th as our first official awareness event for our newly incorporated non-profit Alopecia company. They are opening the boutique just for us and we can try on clothes, take lots of pics, and just have fun together. I got at least 40 dress up costumes for the kids. They will look so adorable. We are going to do a buffet brunch at the hotel nearby first and then go to the boutique. I hope you can make it we missed you at the last one!!! I know it will be great!!! Miss you much. Say hi to the family. Please let me know so we can do a head count for the restaurant reservations.
Love and Hugs,
Dotty

Hi Lori! Thanks so much for your message. It was great to hear from you. I haven't been on here forever but need to get back involved. I'm loving your photos--you look so pretty at the falls. Take care and we'll keep in touch!

I hate the dentist - hope they didnt hurt you !! :) going to looka t pic of Jake

Thank you! Wow....look at all that snow! In Texas we don't get to see much of that! Bummer!

hi lori did you have a pic of jake up? didn't see it - sheis 13 the scallywag:) she is very sweet her name is ophelia my boyfriend cals her cleo and witchy poo LOL

hi Lori, Your story touches my heart. I'm glad you finally found a great person in your life. YOU LOOK GREAT in those pictures!!!