December 2012 Blog Posts (25)

Stay blessed

by Alyx Arnett

When Angenetta Whites’ hair began coming out in patches as a young girl, her mother’s first thought was ringworm—an infection of the skin that is readily treated and rarely progresses. However, doctors came back with a diagnosis much more unsettling—alopecia.

While several doctors explained to Whites’ mother what this autoimmune disease was that causes hair loss, Whites sat scared still in the waiting room, unaware of the torment that lay ahead of…

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Added by Glimpses of Light on December 6, 2012 at 11:00pm — No Comments

NBA star Charlie Villanueva and alopecia

Alopecia Areata Story Click on the text and read this inspiring story about Charlie Villanueva, an NBA basketball player with Alopecia. He uses his disease to connect with kids in a positive way. Great story...

Added by Tim Valentine on December 5, 2012 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

New here, questions, opinions please. :)

Hi There,

I joined a couple of months ago and have been kind of quietly checking things out but now feel comfortable to post here. Here's my story in a nutshell.

I noticed a small spot around my crown in April of this year and within 6 or 7 weeks it was about the size of a lemon(weird comparsion? lol). While I knew deep down it was AA as I was a hairstylist for a handful of years and know all about conditions of the scalp, I needed a disgnosis. Low and behold it was AA. I got…

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Added by Katelyn on December 4, 2012 at 4:24pm — 10 Comments

Wierd week

So - it has been a weird week.

First - I have been thinking very hard about the awesome things associated with AU such as the fact that I never, ever have a bad hair day. I have also realized when you are bald people seem to think you are prettier than before - are their expectations of beauty less than when you had hair? Like it is so shocking that a bald woman can be attractive? Not sure. They should look at this website and see all the breath taking pictures of bald women! Also…

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Added by ASRN on December 3, 2012 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Alopecia wristband

I just finished ordering the "I heart someone with Alopecia wristbands. I think it's a very good way to show your support if you know someone close to you that has Alopecia. Wearing the band allows me to teach people about what Alopecia is because everyone seems so curious about what my wrist band stands for. Click Here to get the wristbands!

Tim

Added by Tim Valentine on December 3, 2012 at 8:00pm — 6 Comments

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