Sara, my heart soooo goes out to you! My 7 year old daughter went AT exactly a year ago this March. I had anxiety attacks daily just being worried for her!...
Jenny, we applied and were approved and I wouldn't consider us financially disadvantaged. You have to send in your tax return info, pictures, and a Dr's...
Charlene, Thank you! I'm glad to know this is going well for your daughter. It gives me something to hope for. The dermatologist was full of "you'll have to...
Thanks, Shannon, your comments made me feel a lot better. I'm going to look into the Hair Club first thing on Monday morning. It's the first thing I've been...
Sara, Have you contacted the Children's Alopecia Project? You can register with them at no cost. And they can see if there are any kids in your area registered...
Your right it is Philly..My error..We are going!! Cindy ... From: Mandy <Mandychelle79@...> To: alopeciaareatasupportgroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, 1...
We may go. Bradyn has AA ophiasis pattern so most people cannot tell she has AA. Actually when I tell people she has it, they give me the yeah right look as...
Who would make that up? LOL, not because I think it's funny you go through that (Not funny AT ALL), but because I just can't imagine someone silly enough to...
Sara, I don't think it's so much that people think or believe that someone would "make that up" as much as it is that people are not that aware of the ...
Ive gotten used to it. The first time was when I was listing meds at the ER when she had a UTI. I said olux foam, it wasnt in the med list so I told them...
Hi Sara, I've been reading your posts and my heart goes out to you and your son in having to deal with this. It's only natural you want to help your son as...
I was sitting with my daughter while she was getting her hair cut at a salon and her Hispanic hairdresser and I were talking about my hairloss... she says she...
Charlene, Would you mind telling me what books you shared with the kids at school? Since I volunteer at my daughter's school, she often gets questions from the...
My daughter has Alopecia Areata, and I feel the same way you do. I get upset, and then I get upset with myself thinking it could be something much worse and I...
Hi, Shannon! I would be more than happy to share the names of the books with you =). When she first started to lose her hair and we realized what was really...
Hi- you should post these titles in the files section for future use. I think it is wonderful to share, and I believe in being truthful with kids and being...
Update" I wanted to tell everyone how ecstatic the Bobbi Brown team was that they were given the opportunity to do this event with us. It was an incredibly...
If I may, I would like to add to this topic. In addition to hair loss, I also have a gyneocological precancer condition, and moderate a support group for that...
Thea, thanks for raising the issue and Carm, great comments. I feel very strongly about this one as well. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people who see...
I'm with you and think this is why this puzzle/mystery is so difficult to solve for. All autoimmune diseases are this way, which is why there is not a cure do...