Hi Everyone

just a quick note to let everyone know that Canaaf is hosting their annual Come Together Conference at Great Wolf Lodge in Niagra Falls July 19-21. I will be sharing my story on Sunday of the conference. Meet others with Alopecia, share journeys, and get great advice and resources. More info is found at Canaaf.org. 

Hi all,

I was on the radio this morning sharing my alopecia journey.  If interested click on the link, scroll to the 1pm showtime and move the audio cursor to 1:30pm.  I am on the show from 1:30 - 2pm.

http://www.cjob.com/audio-on-demand/

I am a high school teacher along with running my business. In high school, I teach some tough kids, the kids that don't love school, the ones that have many other issues that make school seem meaningless and the kids that teach me everyday in one way or another.  I love both my jobs.

I decided to share my story about my hair loss with my students this year and with my high school volleyball team that I coach.  The result was complete understanding and empathy from all of the students.…

This month, 5 years ago, marks the beginning of my journey into alopecia.  It was a brutal month in which hair was falling out by handfuls, far too many tears were shed and a time in which I travelled down into the darkest place I didn't even know existed.  It was brutal.  The finality of the hair loss occurred that June in which I was left with not a hair on my body and hit bottom.

I revisited some of my posts during the beginning, and they are hard to read without tears and yet that…

Check out the link below and see the Dove ad made with an alopecian beauty. She is truly stunning.

Dove Glowing Skin Billboard: Abby
http://www.alopeciaworld.com/video/dove-glowing-skin-billboard-abby-with-alopecia

On the NAAF feed on Facebook this morning there is a fantastic picture of the Disney princesses sans hair. It made me smile and got me thinking...

I was watching Shrek the other night with my kids. It was the movie with the princesses (Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Cinderella...Shrek II perhaps?) The main villainess turns out to be Rapunzel coupled with that Nasty Prince Charming. As Shrek and Fiona conquer all things evil including the dubious Rapunzel and Charming, what should happen…

Hope everyone's Advent season is going well!

Found this on NAAF's Facebook page so I thought I would share. Some are familiar faces...others I had know idea.

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/slideshow/celebrities-alopecia-stars-battle-hair-loss-disease-15097096

Hope this link works.

This is a question I reflect upon every once in awhile. I guess I'm a believer in the saying "Things happen for a reason" and so I often think about what is the reasoning behind my alopecia.

For myself, two lessons resonate for me.

Lesson 1) I learned that I am far stronger than I ever thought I was or could be. When you are first thrown in the spotlight of alopecia, all of those small self-conscious issues surface quickly. For myself, they didn't go away...so I had to "deal"…

Alopecia is getting exposure up here in the Great White North! (Just had fluffy white snow...it looks beautiful!) Check out the following link to see the Marilyn Dennis Show and our lovely Alopecia model!…