Living with no hair

In our society, I don't have to spell out the importance of beauty. A woman's worth trully is her beauty. A secret weapon to have and to cherish. Beauty practically runs our economy. We invest so much into our youth, our beauty. In fact, our wealth goes into our beauty.
Hair loss is treated by dermatologists and this is an industry of itself.
Alopecia (al-oh-PEE-shah) means hair loss

Alopecia areata (hair loss in patches)

Alopecia totalis (lose all hair on the scalp)

Alopecia universalis (lose all hair on the body)

Loosing all of my hair so rapidly made it hard for me to come to terms with it. Waking up every morning, I would face the reality again and again, almost like it was not a bad drema I was waking up from after all. After the first year, I did seek therapy.
I was ashamed to admit that I was affected by it. Assuming I was that superficial upset me, alot. I had never thought twice about my long black hair. Never considered the possiblity of not have ing my long hair with me all the time.
Waking up to a scalp. A bald, shinny cold scalp.

A top view, taken on January 3rd, 2005. Day 13 of my hair loss.

A back view, although some hair remains partially around the borders, this is alopecia totalis.

My first wig- Feb 2005. I went with something resembling my own hair.

With my friend's daughter  (with wig)

With my friend's daughter, no hair. (2 cabbage patch dolls, lol!!)