Your Alopecia Story Matters!

It doesn't matter if I post about my life with alopecia every single day of my life; if nobody is reading my story, then nobody is being educated on how important alopecia awareness is. If YOU don't share your alopecia story, then how are we going to ever find a cure?

Please share your alopecia story. It doesn't have to be grammatically correct or Nobel prize-worthy or anything major. As several people have told me, you have the potential to touch the life of someone with alopecia in a way that someone else without it wouldn't. Just think about your experiences with alopecia, your interactions with the people around you both with and without alopecia, what you would like others to know, what you wish you had been told when you were first diagnosed, and how you would like or not like to be treated.

For the month of September, in honor of Alopecia Awareness Month, I am going to answer one topic at a time in regard to my life with alopecia. If you are able, please also visit such wonderful sites as the National Alopecia Areata Foundation website and Alopecia World, a social networking site for alopecians, their friends and family members, and other supporters of people with alopecia in all its forms. If you're bold enough, as my beloved cousin is, shave your head to support an alopecian you love. Most of all, accept the alopecians in your life for who they are, not as you want them to be!

Happy Alopecia Awareness Month!