I am lucky really. This may sound odd but it's true. My name is Ben from South East England in the UK! I'm 18 and have been bald for six months due to alopecia. Usually you wouldn't associate that with being lucky but I am looking past that.
My story starts when I was 14, I had my first bald patch at the back of my head - about the size of Apple at its largest... I was fine with it, it didn't really bother me as it was small and I assumed it was temporary. Soon enough, maybe after ...
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23, December, 2015 02:52:06
Meet Ben: My Real Life Alopecia Story
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11, January, 2016 08:48:58
My Alopeica experience
Author: Admin Total Comment: 0 Total view: 1225Hi, my name is Beth, I’m 25 and have been suffering with hair loss since I was 14 years old.I know youngsters encounter bullying in and out of school. There’s nothing worse while you're young to feel different or ugly. Most days at school before I lost my hair, I would be complimented on how great my hair was, it was long thick and wavy. It sounds silly but that was what I missed hearing the most. I was so proud of my hair, I had no idea why I was losing it every day. For months I managed to cover up ... -
11, January, 2016 08:54:34
Alopecia and Wedding Hair
Author: Admin Total Comment: 0 Total view: 3680Age 14 I started to lose my hair, I saw all sorts of specialists, none could say or do anything to make my hair come back, after a few different treatments I decided to bite the bullet and get a wig! It’s actually the best thing I could have done, my confidence grew and I felt more like a regular teenager instead of standing out.When I was 15 I met Paul, I’d had a couple of “boyfriends” if that’s what you can call them. None of which truly understood my hair loss and the way it affected me deep down. From day one ...Tags: Wedding hair alopecia -
23, August, 2017 01:25:49
Blind Faith- Emma Romans
Author: Admin Total Comment: 0 Total view: 3378A helping hand along the way, at 15 years old I decided that I wanted to work in the theatre. Driven, artistic and with a passion which proceeded throughout my life from a young age is the desire to be creative and enjoy myself. Financial gain was not my main focus or motivation to pursue my dreams. Am I still dreaming? Yes! Am I still learning? Yes! Did the financial reward through hard work, optimism, professional support, sharing learning and understanding come, yes! How? Blind faith, self belief and willingness to learn. So What Happened.... At 15 years old ... -
25, August, 2017 12:18:41
Transgender
Author: Admin Total Comment: 0 Total view: 1409TransgenderTransgender is an umbrella term that generally includes those who adopt the clothing, appearance or lifestyle of a gender different from that assigned to them at birth. This could be for just a precious hour or so in the privacy of their own home or a permanent everyday situation that may, or may not, involve surgery and/or hormone therapy – or, more likely, something on the spectrum between these cases. Everyone is different. However, hairstyle is a crucial gender identifier for many people and consequently many transgender people will seek a wig that helps to define their gender identity so ...