As an Alopecian, the hardest part of hair loss for me is that I am assumed to be sick, or more specifically, to have cancer. Not only don’t I have cancer, but beyond my immune system’s... Read more >>

If I told you there was an online “hair loss support” site dedicated to supporting those of us (men, women, and children) with hair loss, maybe you’d think, “That’s... Read more >>

Alopecia made the list!  Of “My Extreme Afflictions” that is.  It’s a series on ABC’s news show, 20/20, in which they are covering some truly bizarre health... Read more >>

What does a woman do when she wakes up and discovers half of her eyebrow missing? No, it was not one of those college pranks in which mischievous things happen while sleeping. This is alopecia rearing... Read more >>

Bless me father —I just committed the cardinal sin for an Alopecian. I, Susan Beausang, an eleven-year veteran of Alopecia, assumed that another person with hair loss had cancer. What was I... Read more >>

So now I have hair—and now I have to maintain it. In my previous posts, I lamented about my new Alopecia hair and how unnatural the new hair is—very strange color of charcoal and very... Read more >>

Is it just coincidence or is the moon in hair growth phase? I’ve noticed that a number of my Alopecian friends on Facebook are experiencing hair regrowth and for the second time in eleven years;... Read more >>

Cancer sure has become social since my mom’s breast cancer diagnosis,  mastectomy, and treatment almost 30 years ago.  Mom never uttered the words “breast” or... Read more >>

I don’t have hair, but at least I have good health. Trust me, I never lose sight of that. After all, I surrendered my healthy breasts and ovaries in an effort to protect my health. But I still... Read more >>

I have permanent hair loss, also called Alopecia Universalis. That doesn’t mean it will never grow back (it has), simply that it will never stop falling out. Once an Alopecian, always an... Read more >>