Hello, I'm Eve, 73 years old and I have alopecia universalis. But I've learned to accept myself and I'm happy and confident now. I want to encourage other people with alopecia universalis and show them that you can be beautiful and happy even without hair.
Three months before my 70th birthday, a circular hairline appeared. Within ten months, this developed into alopecia universalis.
It took courage and determination to show myself hairless in public. My curiosity (dialect word for curiosity - I like it because it contains the word wonder!) was big enough to dare this experiment.
Three months before my 70th birthday, a circular hairline appeared. Within ten months, this developed into alopecia universalis.
It took courage and determination to show myself hairless in public. My curiosity (dialect word for curiosity - I like it because it contains the word wonder!) was big enough to dare this experiment.
I wanted to know if it was really true that people turned around, stared at me and made stupid comments. The wig was not a solution for me, it pricked me, constricted me and I felt "artificial".
We learn
as we walk,
because the path itself,
is the teacher.
Fears of standing out, of being different from the others, of not belonging, of being bullied… are real, at the beginning.
I gradually realized that I was creating this between my ears. It was a nasty brain fart in my head. How else is it possible that I get various compliments from complete strangers for my courage to expose myself?
It is obvious that the reaction of the environment in the country is different than in the city. Nevertheless, this is my contribution to encourage as many people as possible to experiment.
