• 23, December, 2015 02:52:06

     Meet Ben: My Real Life Alopecia Story

    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 ...
  • 11, January, 2016 08:48:58

     My Alopeica experience

    Hi, 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 ...