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True Beauty video from Hairloss.com

Sometimes you have to put competition aside to recognize good work – and the video that Hairloss.com put together about alopecia and what "true beauty" really is is simply fantastic. Please watch, check out some of the other resources on Hairloss.com, and make sure to come back home to Battle Against Bald when you're all done!

Fergie's hair loss

Well, if you've been paying attention to the gossip columns and celebrity news sources you already heard about Fergie's onset of alopecia. The Black Eyed Peas member is beginning to thin up top, mostly where she parts her hair. Stylist Nunzio Saviano says that her strict no-car, no-fat diet may be the cause and recommends that she see a hair and scalp doctor to see about reversing the condition. Until then, she should "go with a lighter color, and it won't be as noticeable."

Alternatives to Wearing a Wig

Found this video on Youtube. Great advice to people with alopecia areata — you don't have to wear a wig. The woman in the video offers tips and alternatives to whigs because, as she says "it's important to be comfortable."

Now YOU can wear Russel Crowe's head of hair!

Actually, that's not really true. But, actor Russel Crowe did donate his flowing locks to non-profit organization Locks of Love! The charity gives hairpieces to children who suffer from alopecia. Crowe spent months growing his hair out and adequate amount.

So, the man who plays a stone-cold action hero in all of his movies seems to have a heart. Bravo, Mr. Crowe. Bravo.

Picture compliments of Ecorazzi.com

Bald Girls Do Lunch update

We've been following this group for women with alopecia for some time now. We came across a video of Bald Girls Do Lunch at there most recent stop in Green Bay.

One 13-year-old's experience with alopecia

Here's a brief story by the BBC about a teenager who suffers from alopecia. BBC's Emma North narrates the story of a UK girl's experience with the immune system disorder that caused her to lose her hair at the young age of 13.

Sorry we couldn't embed the video. Click here to watch.

Alopecia Awareness Month

According to our search results on the web, September is the official Alopecia Awareness Month! Not exactly sure what special events are in store for people in the next few weeks to boost awareness, but we can think of one way you can help. Aid the research of alopecia areata and donate to the National Alopecia Areata Foundation. Support children, men and women who suffer from the disease and help them hopefully one day see a cure.

Click here to donate.

If you'd like more information regarding the NAAF, visit www.naaf.org.

The coast guard goes bald for Locks of Love

Seven women of the coast guard based in Portsmouth, Virginia lopped off their locks yesterday for the non-profit organization Locks of Love. The mass-haircut took place at the Integrated Support Command base in Portsmouth.

Three Norfolk, Virginia barbers cut a total of 75 inches of hair off of the seven women, one of whom was Coast Guard lieutenant commander Kerry Karwan, who organized the event. She had been growing her hair out for three years, donating fifteen inches of that three years to yesterday's fund raiser.

New Jersey Girl Donates Hair To Kids With Alopecia

I read a great story this afternoon in The Sentinel that made me feel a little more optimistic about the future.  A 6 year old New Jersey girl with long curly hair down to the middle of her back helped make a difference this week when she participated in a cut-athon sponsored by the Locks of Love organization.  Olivia Idrissi was hesitant at first but after a friend told her about her experience with Locks of Love and Olivia’s mother explained what the organization was trying to do, Olivia jumped at the chance.

Locks of Love provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children in the U.S. and Canada who have long-term medical hair loss that is the result of any medical condition. Most of the children the group helps have hair loss caused by alopecia areata or cancer. Madonna Coffman started the group in 1997 after her 4 year old daughter was diagnosed with alopecia. Since then the organization has helped over 2000 children receive high-quality hair prosthetics made of donated hair.

Olivia Idrissi is now a staunch supporter. She has said she plans to grow her hair out again so that she can participate in a Locks of Love event in the future.

Read more about the Locks of Love cut-athon in the New Jersey Sentinel.

New Book Helps Alopecia Sufferers Keep Dancing

LeslieAnn Butler never used to share her alopecia diagnosis with others. Her secret she kept quiet under hairpieces as she worked within the modeling industry for several years.  But after enduring wearing wigs all the time, having her eyebrows tattooed on and finally losing her eyelashes forcing her to resort to applying fake ones every day, she decided she cared more about people seeing who she really was and not so much her hair, or lack there of.  Aimed at giving women with alopecia some helpful survival tips and some much needed attitude, Butler has shed her wigs and written a new book to open the doors toward a more broad understanding of what hair loss really means for women.

LeslieAnn Butler’s new book If Your Hair Falls Out, Keep Dancing! uses humor to help women gain strength and confidence for themselves as they battle the symptoms of alopecia. It includes practical advice and information about alopecia treatments, wigs, lashes, handling human interaction and relationships and helping children with the condition.

"In our culture hair defines women, our femininity, our sexuality,” said Butler in a recent interview with Margie Boule of The Oregonian. “So when you start losing your hair, it's pretty hard." Butler interviewed women across the United States who have alopecia as she researched the book, gathering their stories of embarrassment, survival, and triumph. 

Butler no longer shies away from her disease though she does prefer to wear wigs most of the time.  She is now a spokeswoman for the National Alopecia Areata Foundation, speaking to educate other woman as well as family and friends on the condition.

You can read more about LeslieAnn Butler in The Oregonian or on her web site at www.leslieannbutler.npauthors.com/.