Alopecia Online is looking for talented young writers to blog about their experiences with alopecia. We will be hosting a Teen Blog and a Kids Blog. Each blog will have several official bloggers, so that no one writer carries the burden of keeping the blog going, and so that readers get the benefit of many viewpoints on what it means to be young and dealing with hairloss. Each blogger should.
Oh yeah! Locks of Love! This organization is the biggie when it comes to providing wigs to kids with alopecia. They are much beloved by the alopecia and medical hair loss communities, and with very good reason. Here is a little blurb from their website: Locks of Love is a non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under age 18 suffering from long-term.
This is an interesting thing that we just found out about. Did you know that the well-known Hair Clubs (yes, of the infomercial fame) have a charitable foundation for kids with hair loss? We sure didn’t. This little blurb is taken straight from their website: In 1992, Hair Club founded a non-profit organization to provide free hair restoration for children battling hair loss as a result.
If you live in the USA and in either Boston, Orlando, or Houston , go grab yourself a schedule of the Milwaukee Bucks away games. Actually we’ll help you out, as we happen to have one right here. Charlie Villanueva, recently traded from the Raptors to the Bucks, is once again doing Meet & Greets with alopecia kids at selected games. All as a part of his ‘Charlie’s Angels.
Children with Hairloss is another helpful organization for kids with alopecia. Here is a direct quote from their mission statement: “Our Organization was created as a resource for ALL CHILDREN who have medically-related hair loss. It is our mission to empower these children to become whole again by making hair available to those who may be financially challenged and might otherwise.
Description Randomized Trial of Aromatherapy-Successful Treatment for Alopecia Areata From the Department of Dermatology, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, Scotland November 1998 Isabelle C. Hay, MRCP; Margaret Jamieson, SRN; Anthony D. Ormerod, FRCP OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficacy of aromatherapyin the treatment of patients with alopecia areata. DESIGN: A randomized,.
