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Kayla Martell, Miss Delaware 2010
Not your average beauty queen!
"I hope to show people that beauty comes in all different packages," says newly crowned Miss Delaware, who suffers from Alopecia Areata. Here Kayla speaks candidly about herself and her disease and how 5-year-old Lilliana Hakim inspired her to persevere with her dream of becoming Miss Delaware. Her confidence and attitude are inspiring to anyone with appearance issues, not just hair loss. In the words of Kayla, "I know in my heart that every girl is a beauty queen, whether she has hair or not!"
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Dear Alopecia Friends:
Let's face it- living life as a bald woman or girl can be difficult. Some of us are open about our hair loss and prefer to walk around in bald glory. Others of us accessorize our bald heads and frame our faces with scarves, hats or other head coverings. Many of us opt for anonymity when it comes to our hair loss, using wigs to ensure that our hair loss remains private. No matter what physical appearance we choose to project, we all have one thing in common - underneath it all, we are bald girls and women living in a society that promotes images of women and girls with oodles of hair as the standard of beauty. In contrast, it is our pleasure to share words and stories from a few bald women and girls who exemplify our "love your bald self" message.
Susan Beausang
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Circle of Bald Love by Susan Beausang
 My decade long struggle with Alopecia has varied from total baldness to patchy spots, from emotional devastation, to indifference, to renewed hope of hair. Just as I mix and mingle the image I project as a bald woman, from the very occasional wig, to a multitude of scarves with multitudes of styling options, my hair follicles mix and mingle their response to Alopecia. At the moment, I am in a re-growth and shedding phase all at the same time, with widow's peaks that are more like mountain ranges and a unique geometric patchwork pattern of hair at the back of my head. I guess you could say I am a work of art in progress, always in progress. Read more..... |
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Friends with Fish - Terese's response to Alopecia - Keep on swimming!
 "Being a Bald woman is like wrapping fish with money". But it is. At least I think so. Let's think about fish. Fish are not bad. I can appreciate a salmon broiled to perfection just like anyone else and money certainly isn't bad. But put the two together? No, doesn't work. Okay, so let's think about fish not served with a house salad. Aquariums are awesome, all the colors, bubbles, sounds, the peace. People who own aquariums love their fish even though fish have less than a two-second memory span and not very long lives. But they still love them because the aquariums give such tranquility to any room they are in. This is why you see aquariums in a dentist's office. and for most women, I think we should see one in our gynecologist's office, but that's just my opinion Read more.... |
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Written From the Heart by Madison LoCastro
 My name is Madison LoCastro, I am 10 years old. I love reading and learning cursive. I play tennis and I am a fast pitch softball player and I live with Alopecia. I lost my hair when I was 18 months old. Since I was so young I never knew any different, however, as I got older I learned just how different I was, many times I am reminded every day. I often feel embarrassed, but mostly I almost always feel happy and proud of myself, because more important than my bald head, I am a nice friend, funny, and smart. I love my family and I love being me! |
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Thank you for helping me to help others to truly learn how to love
ourselves. Getting to know so many of you throughout the years has been
a true gift. My hair will come and go but my connections with you will
only enhance our circle of love.
Susan Beausang
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