You Can’t Judge A Book By Its Cover

We all face challenges in life, and sometimes we think ours are the toughest of all. But what if your challenge was a physical difference so dramatic that people literally stopped and stared at you? Do you think you would be able to overcome something like that?






Comments
Thank You for the show today. I have lived with Alopecia Totalis/Universilist since my early 20s, I am 46. I truely have come to terms with my baldness and I at times go bald or wear a wig. The biggest issue I have is the lack of education and the lack of help we have when it comes to how we live an deal with this emotional disease. I have lived for 25 years and have had no education giving to me from anyone other than my own research. There is tons if help and infor online, but one has to search hours and years to find it.
I for myself would love to change and help others that live in my shoes, But due to my finical situation, it has not happened yet. In 5 years I have learned that, there is good hair pieces that do not cost us 1000s. just to feel comfortable and look normal. There have been many talk shows and make overs about alopecia, but No one has helped us in the path of having and learning about affordable hair covering other than wefted wigs. We have no help or information from our physcians, we have no information about hair coverings or our options of covering baldness other than a local wig shop or high dollar hair clubs.
Wefted wigs are great, but for those of us that suffer long term baldness, we do have options and not having to pay 4000.00 to have hair. It makes me so angry of the greed in our society. And it makes me more upset that I could change the lifes of so many with what I have learned, and the goals I would like to achive in creating education into the medical field, and creating a line of full lace wigs and toppers to those that live with Alopeica, at affordable prices. Your show only gives more encourgment to others, I so wished You would consider helping those suffering emtionaly, with this disease called Alopecia. We can live with our disease as long as we are educated.Thank You... Cin
Posted by: Cin | February 28, 2007 01:15 PM
It inspires me that these people are living their lives to the fullest. It kind of makes me take a second look at just how good my life is when I am feeling sorry for myself. And I am with you Tony, that women without arms is a beautiful women!! And I think she is great also!!
Posted by: Trevor | February 28, 2007 10:55 AM
I'm so glad that there are people that have chosen to love themselves just as they are. I have a son that is deaf although he had the option of having a ear oporation I decided not to do it, because it was to much truma for him. I want to teach him to love himselve just as God made him. The most amasing thing is that he has other things that make him standout. That is why Im glad that I was not the only one to decide to live my child as he is. I aplod them for being so strong and lerning to not duel on the bad things but to accept life as it is and make it better.
Posted by: alma | February 28, 2007 10:13 AM
I have psoriasis. I'm 46 and have had this condidtion since I was 6 or 7 yrs. old. I hide myself. I lie about my condition and I cringe when people ask me what's wrong with me. I hope to someday have the strenght that the people on your show have. I think I need more than a pep talk.
Posted by: mike | February 28, 2007 10:11 AM
This comment is about the woman with no arms.
She is without a doubt one of the most attractive women I've ever seen. What makes her this way is not her looks, but rather her strengths. I've always been attracted to strong women and she definatly meets with that. The fact that she is really easy on the eyes in my opinion is just an added bonus. If I weren't already married to a great woman I'd ask her out in a NY minute!!! You tell her for me I think she's great!
Thanks,
Tony
Posted by: Tony | February 28, 2007 09:01 AM